circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
question; inquiry; enquiry
individual; one by one; separate; each
hard worker; hardworking person
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
no!; no no!; no, not at all
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
secret; private; surreptitious
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to crumble away; to collapse
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across