female high-school student
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
beforehand; in advance; previously
retainer; retinue; servant
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
evening; early night hours
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
moving about; stirring about
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)