child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
dealing with; coping with
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
that's the way it is; such is life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(present) head of a family
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
environment; circumstance
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
student (esp. a university student)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank