diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
string instrument; stringed instrument
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
tension; mental strain; nervousness