labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
three; three years of age
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
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 quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
deep affection; dear; beloved
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
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 knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
knowing; (an) acquaintance
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
simply put; putting it simply; in short
beauty contest; beauty pageant
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
main cause; primary factor
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
outsider; someone outside of a group
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
current student; enrolled student
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby