to be at a loss; to be puzzled
thicket; coppice; brushwood
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to bawl; to cry; to scream
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
life; living; I; me; student
kindergartener; preschooler
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to thrust away; to send flying
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
primary school; elementary school; grade school
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below