useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
original author (of a work)
single-mother household; fatherless family
broadcasting station; broadcaster
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
leaving school during a term
in person; personally; directly
modern person; people of today
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to overdo; to do too much
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
way; method; means; resource; course
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
at first; in the beginning; originally
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to become possible; to become able to (do)
on the occasion of; at the time of
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
youth; springtime of life; adolescent