mental illness; emotional disorder
generation; the world; the age
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
older sister and younger brother
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
older brother and younger sister
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to be discouraged; to shrink from
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
normal course (of action); proper course; regular way
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)