entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
one end; an end; part; fragment
how long; how far; how much
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to pass (of time); to elapse
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to watch steadily; to stare
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
flustered; confused; panicked
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
moment by moment; hour by hour
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
it's not like; it isn't as if
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher