at that time; in those days
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
one's own child; one's own children
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
future (usually near); prospects
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
in the face of; in defiance of
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
plural; multiple; several
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
reason; cause; circumstances
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
danger; peril; hazard; risk
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
not yet known; unknown; strange
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that