thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
one's family (home) background (environment)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
contrary to one's expectations
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
will; testament; last request
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
contemplation; meditation
apparently; appears to be
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
mountain top; summit; peak
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to break the silence; to break one's silence
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
exemplar; model; example; pattern
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate
contradiction; inconsistency
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy