scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
(in the same way) as before; as always
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
influence (on someone); inspiration
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
rebirth; new birth; nascent
stimulating; exciting; provocative
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
question; inquiry; enquiry
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
but; however; provided that
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson