to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
body; physical system; (the) person
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to grow up; to become an adult
to live; to make a living; to get on with
principal occupation; core business
is that so?; I see; right; oh
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
what kind of; what sort of; what
as stated; verbatim; literally
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
(state of) utter panic; great panic
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
manly; masculine; like a man
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to