in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
radiant smile; contented smile
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
closing a school (for the day); closing a school (permanently); shutting down a school
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
rubber band; elastic band
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
as if it were about oneself
sexy; popular; well-liked
popular person; favorite; favourite
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
soldier; combatant; warrior
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
manner of using one's hands
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to jump up and down; to hop
great joy; delight; jubilation
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
boy; son; baby boy; young man
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to show off one's manliness; to act like a (real) man
one's own child; one's own children
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past