slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
discipline; training; teaching manners
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
primary school; elementary school; grade school
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)