diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
conscious; deliberate; intentional
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
hedge; fence; border; limit
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
design; idea; conception; plan
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
foolish look; stupid look
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter