yearned for; longed for; missed
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to recall; to remember; to recollect
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
uninhabited island; desert island
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
adaptability; flexibility
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to be needed; to be wanted
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance