nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
teacher; instructor; professor
sincerity; true heart; devotion
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to bawl; to cry; to scream
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to well up; to burst; to arise
stepwise; one step at a time
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)