repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
one of these days; someday; one day
cannot be compared with; no match for
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
patting; stroking; caressing
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
single word; a few words; brief comment
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
as if it were about oneself
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face