to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
danger; peril; hazard; risk
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to mix; to stir; to blend
please (give me); please (do for me)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
both (people); the two of them