lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
rest; break; recess; intermission
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to correct oneself; to restate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
new functionality; new feature
whispered conversation; whispering
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)