hook (high point of a song); chorus
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
serious; not joking; straight
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
at once; immediately; right now
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
for a while; for some time; for a period
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
new student; freshman; first-year student
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
considerably; fairly; quite
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
transfer student; student changing schools
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
tradition; legend; folklore
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
while; even though; despite
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
letter; missive; note; mail