preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
neighbourhood; neighborhood
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
junior high school student; middle school pupil
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
chief; main; principal; important
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
confections; sweets; candy; cake
at that time; in those days
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
store interior; inside of a shop
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
almost every day; almost daily
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to spend time (on doing something)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
directly opposite; right in front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point