being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
having not the slightest idea
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
button (clothing); push-button
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
consequence; result; conclusion
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
odds and ends; all; every
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
mental illness; psychosis
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
ignorant of the ways of the world
witnessing; observing; sighting
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter