selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
sincere; earnest; serious
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
no, not like that (but like this)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
character building; formation of character; personality development
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
everybody; every last one of them; all
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
second-year student; biennial
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
honor; honour; credit; prestige
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab