secret; private; surreptitious
for the first time in one's life
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
if it is (the case that ...)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
very young; little; childish; immature
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
there is nothing; having nothing
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
after a long time; for the first time in a while
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to lose one's footing; to slip
stairs; stairway; staircase
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
if so; in that case; in that situation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson