growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
casualties; injuries and deaths
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
individual; private person; personal; private
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
reduction by half; halving
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid