thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
person affected by a disease; sufferer
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
being left out; being ostracized
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
at first; in the beginning; originally
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to be absorbed in reading
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains