to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
treating someone like a child
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
extensive knowledge; erudition
after school (at the end of the day)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
speech; expression; wording; language
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
woman; female; feminine gender
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to do together; to share; to participate in
study; pursuit of knowledge
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
considerably; greatly; a lot
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
to like; to love; to be fond of
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to feel oneself indebted to
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely