to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
besides; moreover; in addition
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
participation; joining; entry; adherence
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
having said that; on the other hand
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
head; brains; intellect; understanding
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly