study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
university student; college student
living with one's parents; living at home
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
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.)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary