pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
variety of goods; number of articles
troubled face; worried expression
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to support each other; to support one another
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
open field; empty lot; plain
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
living thing; living creature; animal; life
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
on the occasion of; at the time of
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot