having been taught particular skill or type of behaviour. To practice to get better at a thing, e.g. sports.

To take place or occur.

used as object of verb to refer to male person previously mentioned as subject of clause.

begin or be reckoned from particular point in time or space.

pay out money in buying or hiring goods or services.

father or mother. Person's, animal's mother and father. be parent to.

belonging to or affecting particular person. advertisement in personal column of newspaper.

person's assistant. Person often with another more important person.

new or inexperienced. point at which something begins. To do the first part of an action; to start.

pickled cucumber. A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar. preserve in pickle.

before or by now or time in question.

gladly received. used to greet someone in polite or friendly way. Friendly greeting to someone who has arrived. To accept or receive something happily and gladly.

as good as is possible. perfect tense. make completely free from faults.

of extraordinary quality, as if arising from some external creative impulse. To make someone feel a certain emotion.