to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
this for sure; certainly is
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
that's the way it is; such is life
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
general; popular; common; typical
to refer to; to use as reference
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
please (give me); please (do for me)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to accept; to receive; to agree
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
considerably; fairly; quite
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person