guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
how much; how many; to what extent
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
for this very reason; that is exactly why
had better ...; had better not ...
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
rebellious phase; rebellious age
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
imagination; supposition; guess
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to take a breath; to take a short rest
settlement; solution; resolution
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"