repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
if so; in that case; in that situation
such; this sort of; like this
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
correction; rectification; mending; repair
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
postpartum; after childbirth
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
harm; injury; evil (influence)
place; room; margin; scope
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to pick up; to find; to gather
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution