childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
how many months?; how long?
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
difficult to ...; hard to ...
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
special needs school; special support school
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
leader; guide; mentor; coach
at first; initially; in the beginning
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
vexing; irritating; impatient
transvestite; drag queen; transwoman; male-to-female transsexual
programme; program; plans; arrangements
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
prospects of victory; chances of success
way of speaking; intimation
living thing; organism; creature; biology
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate