home environment; family environment
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to be fated; to be linked by fate
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
just the other day; quite recently
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
younger people; future generations
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to cause someone to worry
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
all-nighter; staying up all night
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
hallway slippers; indoor shoes