to recall;  to remember;  to recollect
 clear;  clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.);  overcoming;  getting through;  clearing (the ball);  clearing (e.g. a checked box)
 face;  mask;  face guard;  (in kendo) striking the head;  surface (esp. a geometrical surface);  page;  aspect
 important;  significant;  precious;  valuable;  careful
 time;  season;  period;  phase;  stage
 apt to (do);  liable to;  predominantly;  mostly;  ... reaps the rewards;  ... takes the prize
 number one;  first;  best;  most;  game;  round
 to brace oneself;  to focus one's energies;  to focus one's mind
 in short;  in a word;  to sum up;  to put it simply;  to make a long story short;  after all
 love;  love-making;  passion;  emotion;  affections
 to struggle in the water;  to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe;  to (nearly) drown;  to indulge in;  to lose one's head over something;  to be addicted
 to be infatuated (with);  to be hooked (on);  to lose one's heart (on)
 coincidence;  chance;  by chance;  unexpectedly;  contingency
 spring break;  spring vacation
 coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
 another dimension;  different level;  whole other level
 action;  conduct;  behaviour;  behavior;  mobilization;  mobilisation
 oh my god;  how;  what the;  incredible
 two blessings at once;  flanked by two beautiful women
 to be fickle;  to be frivolous;  to be flippant;  to be flighty;  to be giddy;  to be restless
 to go through a bitter experience;  to get into trouble;  to get hurt;  to feel pain
 to be tied together;  to be connected to;  to lead to;  to be related to;  to be related (by blood)
 to support;  to prop;  to sustain;  to hold at bay;  to stem;  to check
 to cry;  to weep;  to sob;  to howl
 stairs;  stairway;  staircase
 elder sister;  older female friend
 anyhow;  in any case;  at any rate;  at best;  at most
 quiet (place);  still;  silent;  inconspicuously;  modestly;  quietly
 television;  TV;  TV program;  TV programme;  TV broadcast
 biggest;  greatest;  largest;  maximum
 to take (a resource, e.g. time or money);  to hang;  to come into view;  to arrive;  to come under (a contract, a tax);  to start (engines, motors);  to attend
 startup;  booting up;  activation;  starting (e.g. engine, computer);  launch
 to read;  to recite (e.g. a sutra);  to chant;  to predict;  to guess;  to decipher;  to count
 to leave as;  to view as;  to maintain the status quo
 lately;  recently;  nowadays
 naughty;  mischievous;  rascal;  naughty kid
 endurance;  patience;  perseverance;  self-control;  self-restraint