to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
very much; very many; more and more
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to dye; to colour; to color
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
honorific title; honorific term of address
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
progress; advance; improvement; development
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
how much; how many; to what extent
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of