change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
first year of high school; first-year high school student
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
father; dad; husband; you; he
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
arrest; apprehension; capture
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
suited figure; person in a suit
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest