numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
man; male; masculine gender
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
talk; story; conversation
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
being resourceful (esp. with household finances); being good at managing things
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
preparations for returning (home)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
bringing; taking; carrying
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
with a start; with a jump
to make a speech; to address
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use