to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
grasp; catch; understanding
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
scoundrel; rascal; villain
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
(not) a single person; (no) one
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to lose sight of; to miss
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
door; gate; opening; title page
forgetting; lapse of memory
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why