small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to become clear; to be made public
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
family; relatives; dependents; household
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
health; healthy; sound; fit
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
control; check; restraint; inhibition
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
right of succession; right to the throne
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
craving; longing; thirsting
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
traditional; customary; conventional
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)