solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
senior high school; high school
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
results; record; grades; marks
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
deceptive methods; questionable means
literally; to the letter; literal
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
reason; cause; history; origin
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
being startled; getting a shock
delusion; trick of the imagination
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
end; close; finish; termination
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
infancy; childhood; tender age
clever; bright; smart; intelligent