discipline; training; teaching manners
this, that and the other; this and that
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
directions; instructions; orders; command
around the clock; day and night
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
just because; even if; even though
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
third day of the month; three days
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
don't worry; there's no need to worry