(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle
life; living; I; me; student
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
nervousness; oversensitivity
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to step back; to walk backwards
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to speak; to hear a voice
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult