to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
being startled; getting a shock
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
that's the way it is; such is life
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to tear up and throw away
marriage proposal; courtship
antiquity; the previous era
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
life; living; I; me; student
entrance examination (for a transfer student)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
young girl; lass; adolescent female
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
on the occasion of; at the time of
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
equality; impartiality; evenness
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash