head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
breaking off an engagement
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
great difference; major mistake
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
discipline; training; teaching manners
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
at least; at most; (even) just
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
as you see; as you can see
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
at some point in the past; at some stage
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into