to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
older brother; elder brother
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
courting; wooing; making advances
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to complain; to make a complaint