to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
greater than ...; bigger ...
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
inexperienced; unrealistic; knowing but little of the world
though; notwithstanding; although
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
lost article; something forgotten
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
carnivore; carnivorous animal
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
flight; desertion; escape
step; stride; counter for steps
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate