to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
not yet known; unknown; strange
breeding; raising; rearing
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
embodiment; realization; materialization
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
price; cost; value; worth; value
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
pale; pallid; bluish-white
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
scenery; scene; landscape
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to be reminded of; to call to mind
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
distrust; unjust suspicion
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
nice; likeable; desirable
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place