ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
kindergartener; preschooler
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
several times (as large, over)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
gradually; slowly but steadily
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
world; society; people; the public
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
heterogeneity; heterogenecity
to save; to leave over; to spare
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
main cause; primary factor
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
taste; liking; preference
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to become better; to improve
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)