to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
senior high school; high school
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
plainly; clearly; vividly
reality; actuality; hard fact
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to complete decisively; to do to completion
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
distinction; discrimination
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to defend oneself; to protect oneself