bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older sister; elder sister
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
every year; yearly; annually
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
support; backing; aid; assistance
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to apologize; to apologise
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
such; like that; that sort of; very
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days