to be worried; to be troubled
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
every place; various places
right in the middle (of); midst; height
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
secret; private; surreptitious
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
man; male; masculine gender
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
reduction by half; halving
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate