growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
incident; affair; happening; event
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to look around; to survey
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to attack; to assault; to assail
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
grasp; catch; understanding
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
in succession; one by one
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
pitch dark; total darkness
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
participation; joining; entry; adherence