to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to prostrate oneself before
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
greater than ...; bigger ...
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
unique; individual; original; unusual
to be needed; to be wanted
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to view the past with nostalgia
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to look away; to turn away
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes