(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
two times; twice; two degrees
senior high school; high school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
man; male; masculine gender
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to rise; to erect; to get up
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to cease; to stop; to be over
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need