to have a rumor circulating
neighbourhood; neighborhood
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
individual differences; personal equation
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
society; public; community; social studies
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number