to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
young master; young gentleman
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
wet nurse; nursing mother
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
discipline; training; teaching manners
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly