Make your child a self-starter 1

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the metal cover over the part of a car where the engine is:
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hood
US (UK bonnet)
I looked under the hood and clouds of smoke poured out.
to defeat someone in a fight or competition:
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best
formal /old fashion
her classmates bested her at jumping rope.
new and without experience:
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fledgling
The current economic climate is particularly difficult for fledgling businesses.
They invested money toward purchasing the fledgling operation
a business organization:
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operation
Less profitable business operations will have difficulty in finding financial support.
fledgling operation
to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings:
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foster
I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children.
Here are ways you can foster initiative in your child.
to be determined to do or have something:
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set your mind to
You can lose weight if you set your mind to it.
they can do anything they set their mind to
extra help that makes something such as an industry or economy improve more quickly:
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jump-start
give sth/get a jumpstart. The decision to build a new network will give the technology a jump-start.
Successful kids often have been given a jump-start by their parents.
someone who is trained to listen to people and give them advice about their problems:
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counselor
The college now has a counselor to help students with both personal and work problems.
She is a counselor at a local high school.
beginning to develop or show signs of future success in a particular area:
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budding
While still at school she was clearly a budding genius.
a budding sky diver
information, money, or energy that is put into a system, organization, or machine so it can operate:
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input
Jane believes letting children have input in making decisions helps to build self-confidence.
a rule that everyone must stay at home between particular times, usually at night, especially during a war or a period of political trouble:
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curfew
By the time our kids were in high school, they were helping set their own curfews.
(of a plan) to have the opposite result from the one you intended:
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backfire
Her plans to make him jealous backfired on her when he started dating her best friend.
to make a swallowing movement because of fear, surprise, or excitement:
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gulp
"I find this a very confusing conversation to have," he exclaimed, gulping.
to cause a fire to start burning by lighting paper, wood, etc.
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kindle
fire
The fire that had burned in my friend was never kindled in his children.
to wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have:
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yearn
Mark yarned to play sports.
very seriously:
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severely
He was severely asthmatic.
to try to do or continue doing something in a determined way, despite having problems:
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persevere
His mother encouraged him to persevere
to save money by spending less than is necessary to reach an acceptable standard:
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scrimp
His mother encouraged him to persevere, often scrimping to pay for his uniforms.
If something is ..., it is real and exactly what it appears to be:
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genuine
If the kids were genuinely interested in something, I would find a way.
affecting the... l tubes; oskrzelowy
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bronchial
He had overcome many of his bronchial problems
to mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened:
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cite
I cited a fistful of career alternatives

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