at least; at most; (even) just
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
at that time; in those days
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
recovery; undoing; recall
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
extent; scope; sphere; range; span