management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
inside; interior; inner part
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
way; method; means; (technical) specification
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
action; operation; effect; function
falling asleep; sleep onset
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
reaction; response; reaction
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model