early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to be opposite; to face each other
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
scene; spectacle; sight; view
trauma (usu. psychological)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
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.)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state