to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
if you think about it; come to think of it
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
ago; since; before; previous
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
woman; female; feminine gender
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to throw open; to leave open
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
summer vacation; summer holiday
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to