manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
by myself; in person; by oneself
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to push (something) against
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
how many years; how long; what year
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement