to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to care for someone; to look after someone
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
pre-school child; pre-schooler
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
late at night; at a late hour
work style; way of working
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
sitter (person looking after children, pets, etc.)
going through; going via; going by way of
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
finding employment; getting a job
commuting to school; school commute
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to cause a person trouble
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion