courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
decision; determination; resolution
to accept; to receive; to agree
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
all you have to do is; just; that's all
together; at the same time; same; identical
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
hospitalization; hospitalisation
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)