bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to call each other; to call out to one another
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
woman; lady; adult female
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
fresh verdure; new green leaves
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself