good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
young female rice planter; young girl
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
had better ...; had better not ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
pupil; student; schoolchild
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
danger; peril; hazard; risk
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
conclusion; decision; end; settlement