roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
retention; maintenance; preservation
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
value; worth; virtue; blessing
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
system; institution; organization; organisation
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
story; tale; talk; discussion
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to prevent; to take precautions
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
good person; virtuous person
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward