to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
existence; possession; having; limited company
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
instant; moment; for an instant
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
origin; beginning; source
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing