virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
the front; honest; upright; decent
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to become pale; to turn pale
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
female friend; woman friend
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to put one's hand on; to touch
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be silent; to say nothing
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
breathily (while talking)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)