great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to grimace; to make a wry face
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
older brother; elder brother
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
time; season; period; phase; stage
depiction; description; portrayal
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
club activities; extracurricular activities
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to make a lasting impression
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
surroundings; environs; circumference