growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
parental love; parental affection
personal history; background; career
to increase in value; to gain prestige
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to exert oneself; to make efforts
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
how many years; how long; what year
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
shyness; bashfulness; shame
either way; in any case; one way or another
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)