considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
inattention; absent-mindedness
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
older brother and younger sister
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to raise one's voice; to shout
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to feel inferior; to feel small
leaving school during a term
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)