memory; sense; experience
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
to slap; to strike; to spank
to make a sale of government property
surely; certainly; without doubt
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
study; diligence; discount; reduction
shellfish; seashell; shell
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
one part; one portion; one section
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
happy memory; sweet memory
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of