without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
simmer; bubble out; flow out
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
front entrance; front door
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
attendance (at school); going to school
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
androgynous; gender-neutral
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then