to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
very young; little; childish; immature
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
sharing; division; draw; tie
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
such; like that; that sort of; very
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to jar; to creak; to grate
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
self-consciousness; self-awareness
regret; repentance; remorse
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly