efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to perceive; to understand
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
place; room; margin; scope
to lead someone around by the nose
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to be smeared; to be covered
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
pressing one's foot on the genitals of a supine person while pulling on their feet (usu. as a prank); (lit.) electric massage
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up