ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
intelligence gathering; information gathering
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
comfort; consolation; diversion
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
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)
in that way; like that; that way
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
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
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
one more time; once more; once again
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
relying completely on others; being totally dependent on others
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind