lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
counter for books; volume
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
one day; (on) a certain day
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
watchful waiting; careful supervision
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
all; entire; whole; altogether
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
senior high school; high school
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
loveable; very likeable; like very much
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)