or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
finding employment; getting a job
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
meaning; significance; sense
independence; self-reliance
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
in that way; thus; so; so?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
student (esp. a university student)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
document; official papers
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)