worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
pupil; student; schoolchild
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
Oklahoma mixer (folk dance); Turkey in the Straw
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
scene; sight; scenario; setting
witnessing; observing; sighting
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
annual (plant); first-year student
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to shake; to sway; to waver
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend