to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
trouble; bother; annoyance
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to think of; to come up with
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
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
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
outline; summary; gist; basic points
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
critical moment; do-or-die situation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
seeming to be for a certain reason; seeming to indicate there are special circumstances; seeming to indicate there is more than meets the eye
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)