close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
putting into operation; invocation
holding two or more positions concurrently
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
to take over; to hand over
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
reopening; resumption; restarting
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to stop walking; to pause
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
schoolgirl; female student
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
small fraction; small proportion
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to chase; to run after; to pursue
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
human kindness; human weakness
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
class; heading; group; category
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon