to grow up; to become an adult
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
separation; living separately; living apart
prejudice; bias; distorted view
strict order; peremptory command
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
stimulating; exciting; provocative
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
gigantic stone; megalith; massive boulder
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
deep affection; dear; beloved
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
trio; gang of three; threesome
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
staying the night; lodging (at)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
bygones; the past; past event
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
valuable article; valuables
untouched; unused; intact
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last