measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
comfort; consolation; diversion
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
same; similar; (just) like; equal
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be worried; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
in that way; like that; that way
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to put one's strength into
to stare back at; to look back at
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime