overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
grandfather; male senior-citizen
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
together; at the same time; same; identical
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
entrance examination (for a transfer student)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
independence; self-reliance
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
image change; changing one's image; makeover
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service