when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
gifted education; special education for gifted children
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
serious; not joking; straight
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to arrive home; to return
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
imposing stance; daunting pose
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
naturally; of course; understandably
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)