hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
double slap in the face; forehand and backhand slap
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to complain; to make a complaint
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
little by little; bit by bit
snail's pace; slow progress
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
that day; the very same day
after school (at the end of the day)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats