to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
too much; excessively; too
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
thereupon; shortly thereafter
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to accept; to receive; to agree
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
how many people; a number of people
likability; favorability; popularity
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with