learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
perfect; perfection; perfect game
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
mending; repair; darning; patching up
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
tendency; trend; inclination
self-consciousness; self-awareness
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
seasoning; flavour; flavor
one's house; one's home; one's family
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up