to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
splish-splash; with a splash
to strike out; to start swimming
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
many; numerous; various; large number of
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
movie; film; motion picture
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
periodic; regular; routine
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
particularly; only; in the case of
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment