to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
cost of repairs; repair costs
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
environment; surroundings; circumstances
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
long ago; a long time ago; already
personal affair; one's own affair
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student