to grow taller (of people)
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
severe; strict; tough; hard
lightly; easily; carelessly
to be too late; to be too slow
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
repentance; confession; penitence
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
returning tit for tat; retaliating
silence; stillness; quietness
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
line; queue; procession; matrix
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
in perfect form; going swimmingly
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
binge eating; stress eating