to choose; to select; to pick (out)
teaching licence; teacher's license
home area; home town; local
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to come and go; to go back and forth
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to be dispersed; to get separated
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to live; to make a living; to get on with
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
for the first time in one's life
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)