very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
the same grade; same class
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
spring break; spring vacation
letter; missive; note; mail
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
second-year student; biennial
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
all; entire; whole; altogether
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
story; tale; talk; discussion
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
female friend; woman friend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
whereabout; about where; how much
self-consciousness; self-awareness
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
attack; assault; attempt; try
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that