day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to open (one's eyes) wide
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
step-up; advance; progress; increase
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
surname; family name; last name
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
shellfish; seashell; shell
to call each other; to call out to one another
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
talking while standing; standing around talking
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
new building; new construction
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly