motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
choices; alternatives; options
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
results; record; grades; marks
independence; self-reliance
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); (lit.) to gnaw on (someone's) shin
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
environment; surroundings; circumstances
how; in what way; in what manner
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
one edge; one end; one side
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
either way; in any case; one way or another
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
prohibition; inhibition; ban