young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
time; hour; period; class
within the blood; blood-borne
cultivation; nurture; culture
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to make merry; to be festive
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to talk; to chat; to chatter
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
mass communication; mass media
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
name; given name; first name
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
in search of; in order to look for
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)