(with a) start; fright; alarm
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to turn towards; to point
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
history of; experience of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
the world in general; society; convention
first year of high school; first-year high school student
(period of) a year; during an era
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
sincere; earnest; serious
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
of course; certainly; naturally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
armchair theory; impracticable theory
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
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.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to take a breath; to take a short rest
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
conviction; belief; confidence
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle