(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
aptitude; aptness; suitability
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
way out; means to escape; escape route
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
touching; moving; painful
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to shout (in anger); to yell
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
influenced (by); under an influence
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
influence; clout; leverage
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to become possible; to become able to (do)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away