to grow up; to become an adult
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
primary school; elementary school; grade school
environment; surroundings; circumstances
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
birthday party; birthday meet-up
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
estimate (of costs); budget
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
decoration; ornament; trimmings
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
rich person; wealthy person
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
way (of doing); manner; method; means
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing