that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
alone; by oneself; on one's own
March; third month of the lunar calendar
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
that is to say; so that means
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
female high-school student
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
study; diligence; discount; reduction
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
the flower (prime) of youth; the spring of life
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
father; dad; husband; you; he
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to look around; to survey
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight