sharp sighted; easily awakened
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to yell; to rant; to rave
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
discipline; training; teaching manners
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
(feather) duster; dusting
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend