acquaintance; appreciative friend
considerably; greatly; a lot
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's house; one's home; one's family
number one; first; best; most; game; round
gentle; mild; meek; tender
duty; function; office; mission; task
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
information transfer; information transmission
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to attract interest; to capture attention
royal capital; imperial capital
moving about; stirring about
difficult to ...; hard to ...
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)