outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
virgin; innocent young woman
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
senior high school student
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to accept; to receive; to agree
good feeling; feeling good
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to increase; to add to; to augment
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
real thing; original; actual
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to say; to be called; to do
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way