ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to grow up; to become an adult
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
stealthy steps; soft steps
rare; extraordinary; singular
sick person; patient; invalid
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
second-year student; biennial
to run around; to bustle about
condition; state (of health); appearance
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
overhasty; rash; premature
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
several weeks; a few weeks