a help; an aid; some assistance
best regards; please take care of; please do
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
encouragement; urging; spurring on
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
young person; youth; young
hope; white hope; person of promise
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)