to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
rare; extraordinary; singular
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
double; twice (as much); twofold
to become empty; to be emptied
per person; per capita; per head
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to state; to express; to mention
older brother; elder brother
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
ten; 10; ten years of age
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
how; in what way; how about
counter for books; volume
early on; earlier on; from early
to go along; to walk along; to follow
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
very young; little; childish; immature
at that time; in those days
boarding house; school dormitory
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
genius; prodigy; natural gift