to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
chorus; singing in a chorus
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to be conspicuous; to stand out
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to lose sight of; to miss
regret; repentance; remorse
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
after that; afterwards; thereafter
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
husband and wife; married couple
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
only; merely; but; no more than
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all