alteration; falsification; faking
senior high school student
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to communicate; to commune
reason for being; raison d'être
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to throw open; to leave open
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
to shake one's head (in denial)
to give an impression; to make an impression
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
medical expenses; doctor's bill
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)