effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
elementary and middle schools
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
working adult; full-fledged member of society
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
young owner; young proprietor
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to pause; to have a short intermission
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to rise; to erect; to get up
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to speak; to hear a voice
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
forcibly; against one's will
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking