instead; but (on the other hand)
student in a lower grade; underclassman
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
tendency; trend; inclination
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
now; the present time; just now; another; more
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
convenient; handy; useful
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
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
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself