young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
adoration; admiration; devotion
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
survival; survivor; relic
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to dye; to colour; to color
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
place where one works; construction site; working area
lost article; something forgotten
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
training; drill; practice; discipline
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
retreating figure; appearance from behind
at work; in the midst of work; working
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to have meaning; to be meaningful
complete set; all; everything
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone