boy; son; baby boy; young man
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
close; intimate; on good terms
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
senior high school; high school
leaving school during a term
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
student (esp. a university student)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
and; thereupon; because of that
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
changing clothes; change of clothes
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
sympathy; compassion; pity
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
recollection; reminiscence
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
pupil; student; schoolchild