character building; formation of character; personality development
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
time; season; period; phase; stage
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be worried; to be troubled
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
memories; recollections; reminiscence
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
everybody; every last one of them; all
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
while; during; while; although; all; both
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
attendance; participation; presence
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)