to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
aptitude; aptness; suitability
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
way out; means to escape; escape route
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
impression; strong belief; conviction
touching; moving; painful
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to shout (in anger); to yell
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
influenced (by); under an influence
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
influence; clout; leverage
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to become possible; to become able to (do)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
early (days); initial stage; initial
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)