telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
and yet; despite (all) that
grasp; catch; understanding
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
nightlife; night amusements
nausea; sickness in the stomach
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
in proportion to; just as much as
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
elder sister; effeminate man
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view