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)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
addition; annexation; appendage
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to stop walking; to pause
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
opening fully; full throttle; full power
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
being argued into silence; being left speechless
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost