bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
great laughter; burst of laughter
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
as a child; when one was a child
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
difference; variation; difference
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
the other day; a few days ago
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to become muddy; to become slushy
covered in mud; mud-caked
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
that day; the very same day
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
the way back; the way home; return trip
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry