above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to need; to call for; to require
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to bawl; to cry; to scream
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
anything and everything; just about everything
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
separation; farewell; parting
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)