growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
don't you think?; indicates question
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
rather than; more ... than ...
older sister; elder sister