rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
convenient; handy; useful
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
care; precaution; guarding; caution
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to lose sight of; to miss
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
softly; mildly; gently; politely
somewhat far; fairly distant
how long; how far; how much
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by