learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
self-torturing; masochistic
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
after school (at the end of the day)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
just past noon; afternoon
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
decrease; reduction; decline
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing
maintenance; preservation; improvement
getting an advance (on one's salary)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
funny story; funny anecdote
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished