handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
something; some kind of; for some reason
tool; implement; means; furniture
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
dream for the future; hopes for the future
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
somehow; for some reason or other
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
first thing in the morning
attendance (at school); going to school
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
hegemony; leadership; initiative
arrangement; pact; agreement
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
immediately; at once; instantly
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
these guys; these fellows
approval; acceptance; toleration
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
one parent; single parent
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to speak ill of; to disparage
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