situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
meaning; significance; sense
every year; yearly; annually
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
recommendation (by others)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
forcibly; against one's will
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
preference; priority; precedence
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue