to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
leader; guide; mentor; coach
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
thinking back now; looking back
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
motion sickness; travel sickness
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
gifted education; special education for gifted children
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street