half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to pass (of time); to elapse
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
stealthily; secretly; in secret
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
journal; magazine; periodical
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
older brother and younger sister
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
stairs; stairway; staircase
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident