big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to be away from home; to be out of the house
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
separation; farewell; parting
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
threat; intimidation; menace
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
all you want; as much as one wants
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)