middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
smoothly; easily; readily
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to stare back at; to look back at
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
mission; delegation; transmission
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
both; both sides; both parties
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
many; much; plenty; hardly
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
that's the way it is; such is life
anything and everything; just about everything
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic