rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
private tutor; coach; governess
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
difficult to ...; hard to ...
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
duty; obligation; responsibility
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
young girl; lass; adolescent female
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
listen!; you see; mind you; remember