pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to look forward to something
after school (at the end of the day)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
tradition; legend; folklore
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
protest; refutation; pleading
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
reconciliation; make peace with
to call in; to invite; to bring in
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
same village; same town; same province
this and that; one thing or another
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
not necessarily so; is not always true
wrestler (esp. pro wrestler)
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious