to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
alone; unaided; away from home
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to complain; to make a complaint
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to take off one's clothes; to undress
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
stairs; stairway; staircase
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to slide into; to slip into
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
existence; possession; having; limited company
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle