learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
complete recovery of health
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
back off!; leave me alone!
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)