first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
silence (not speaking); muteness
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
great laughter; burst of laughter
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
high spirits; gleeful mood
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
instant; moment; for an instant
nothing but; except; no more than
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
for a while; for some time; for a period
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
jumbo; jumbo-sized; jumbo jet
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
consecutive number; serial number
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment