to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
life; living; I; me; student
scattered; sprinkled; sporadically; snapping (of a thread, string, etc.); breaking
(a) Buddha; deceased person
puddle of blood; pool of blood
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
to whine; to make feeble complaints
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
tag (children's game); tig
colour; color; hue; tints
to be perturbed; to be agitated
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
your husband; her husband
to taste; to savor; to relish
one's own child; one's own children
disadvantageous; long (odds)
complete change; about-face
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to get teary; to be moved to tears
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
(permanent) closure of a port or airport; closed-down port; defunct airport; abandoned airport
restarting (a machine, engine, project, etc.); resuming
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report