wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
heart; guts; nerve; central part
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
as a child; when one was a child
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
rather; better; instead; if anything
to recall; to remember; to recollect
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
first year of high school; first-year high school student
incident; affair; happening; event
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good