happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to volunteer
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
living room (Western style); sitting room
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
recompense; indemnity; atonement
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to grow taller (of people)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
for this very reason; that is exactly why
continuing one's education into university
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!