thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
coming out (as gay, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
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.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
something like ...; something called ...
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
scene; spectacle; sight; view
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
society; the world; the times
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff