ten; 10; ten years of age
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to find out; to discover; to locate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to attempt; to test; to try out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in the same way as; just like
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
how; in what way; by what means
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
such ... as; or some such
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)