refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
raging fire; conflagration
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
wherein; therein; thereinto
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
journal; magazine; periodical
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
trauma (usu. psychological)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
when it becomes; when it comes to
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
homecoming; returning home
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sorry; excuse me; thank you
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal