solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
second-year student; biennial
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
(not) a single person; (no) one
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
already; now; no longer; not any more
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to stop (plug) one's ears
to raise one's voice; to shout
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to finish reading; to read through
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly