splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
episode; anecdote; vignette
to repeat; to do something over again
for example; for instance; e.g.
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
guardian; protector; patron; parent
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
clanging; empty; deserted
to stay calm; to keep cool
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
shopping; purchased goods
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
calamity; misfortune; disaster
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
friendly relations; social relations; social life
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
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)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
boy; son; baby boy; young man
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin