to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
understanding person; supporter
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
drama; play; powerful drug
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
totally willing; fully motivated
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
stone (used for throwing)
magnetism; magnetic force
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
no need to guess; certainly
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
after staying up all night
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
don't worry; there's no need to worry
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired