father; dad; husband; you; he
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
something; some kind of; for some reason
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
genius; prodigy; natural gift
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
senior high school; high school
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to be too late; to be too slow
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
period of youth; while young
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
future; possible; potential; prospective
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
primary school; elementary school; grade school
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
very young; little; childish; immature
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed