babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
conviction; belief; confidence
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
failure; mistake; blunder
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
most of all; extremely; supremely
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
regret; repentance; remorse
had better ...; had better not ...
author unknown; anonymous
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
after staying up all night
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
just because; even if; even though
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly