to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
talking about memories; reminiscences
business; work; operations; service; duties
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
room for growth; potential; promise
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
since when; from when; how long
to stay (at); to stop (at)
(how) many times; (how) often
hell on earth; living hell
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down