to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
deadly serious; deadly earnest
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
in that manner; like that
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
extending stay (somewhere)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
kindness; intimacy; friendship
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to grow up; to become an adult
suggestion; hint; implication
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
trouble; bother; annoyance
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
for the first time in one's life
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
position; location; base; point; site