boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
silly mistake; careless mistake
no, not like that (but like this)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
the last moment; the very end
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
the opposite sex; isomerism
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
with these words; while saying
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
older brother and younger sister
older brother; elder brother
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious