perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
about this time; about now
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
mutation; change; transition
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
alteration; falsification; faking
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to throw away; to abandon
to be smeared; to be covered
to get slightly dirty (all over)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
diligent; hard-working; industrious
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
hating; strongly disliking
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant