to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
so; like this; in this way
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be silent; to say nothing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
absolute obedience; complete submission
scholarly; scholastic; academic
possible; likely; probable
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
defense; defence; protection
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)