when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
consequence; outcome; result; blame
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
obedience; submission; resignation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to choke; to have trouble breathing
blank space; margin; blank canvas
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
at work; in the midst of work; working
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to discuss; to talk together
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
after a long time; for the first time in a while