serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
incident; affair; happening; event
so; like this; in this way
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
that's the way it is; such is life
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
side ponytail (hairstyle)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
myself; yourself; I; me; you
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to serve; to work for; to attend
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
death penalty; capital punishment
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
in person; personally; directly
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)