terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to have a talk; to tell a story
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
little by little; bit by bit
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
war; fighting; fierce competition
worst-ever; history's worst
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
early post war period; immediately after the war
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw