to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
extremely talented; very gifted
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
inattention; absent-mindedness
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
at first; initially; in the beginning
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to attempt; to test; to try out
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)