soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
one's own child; one's own children
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
two (long cylindrical things)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to say; to be pleased to say
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
leaving school during a term
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
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
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
proposal; proposition; suggestion
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
in the morning; during the morning
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to cease; to stop; to be over
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for