toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
you could say; you might say; verging on the
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
freedom; free man; free woman
completely relying on others
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
bishop (chess piece); bishop
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
inheritance; succession to property
so-and-so; who?; which people?
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
the opposite sex; isomerism
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support