to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to recall; to remember; to recollect
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to bring; to take; to bring about
incident; affair; happening; event
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
pieces; scraps; disconnected
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
timewasting; killing time
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
happy memory; sweet memory
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn