to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
covert action; covert operations
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
source (of supply); channel
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
something; some kind of; for some reason
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
rebellious phase; rebellious age
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
ability score (in role-playing games, etc.); attribute value
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
recently; lately; these days
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
want to ... do something; would like to ...
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees