whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
order; command; directions; instructions
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
that year; same year; same age
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
time and time again; many times; a number of times
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
start of a romance; beginning of love
practice; practising; training; study
kick the can (children's game)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
self-; from (a time or place)
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
chain; series; connection; linkage
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out