pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
manner of using one's hands
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
suffix appended to someone else's family members
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
very recently; in the very recent past
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
almost every day; almost daily
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
on bad terms; at loggerheads
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
contradiction; inconsistency