careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
episode; anecdote; vignette
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
softly; mildly; gently; politely
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
letter; missive; note; mail
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
reopening; resumption; restarting
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
one's mental make-up (structure)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
man; male; masculine gender
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
independence; self-reliance
manly; masculine; like a man
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent