stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to move (house); to change residence
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
around the clock; day and night
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
popular person; favorite; favourite
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
matter of time; question of time
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
principal occupation; core business
neglecting; leaving alone