to keep away; to keep at a distance
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to have one's name entered (in a list)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to talk; to chat; to chatter
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in the same way as; just like
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
on and after; from ... onward; since
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering