to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
just because; even if; even though
one of these days; before very long; in the near future
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
outward appearance; looks
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
exclusive; attached to; specialist
around the clock; day and night
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to make one's rounds; to patrol
going around; patrol; round; tour
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
occasional; infrequent; rare
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
long time; long interval; for quite some time
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
control; management (e.g. of a business)