weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
before and after (e.g. photos)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
almost; roughly; approximately
first meeting; first interview with
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to be forward; to be impertinent
to stare back (at); to glare back
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
difficult to ...; hard to ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
pitcher's first pitch (to batter)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...