impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
with a start; with a jump
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
yeah; you're right; that's right
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to carry; to bring (to a place)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
after school (at the end of the day)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to put one's strength into
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy