shellfish; seashell; shell
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
morning; forenoon; just before noon
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to join together; to combine; to join up
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
ideally; if one were to wish for more
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
trio; gang of three; threesome
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
probability; likelihood; chances
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
consideration; taking into account
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
breeding; raising; rearing
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to talk; to carry meaning
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm