severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
senior high school; high school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly