goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
foster mother; adoptive mother
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to pile up; to accumulate
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
you could say; you might say; verging on the
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile