tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
conversely; on the contrary
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
exaltation; emotional uplift
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
father and mother; parents
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to care for someone; to look after someone
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
unmarried; not yet married
very young; little; childish; immature
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
near; close; beside; third person
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)