growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
himself; yourself; herself
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to recall; to remember; to recollect
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away