I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
considerably; fairly; quite
difficult problem; challenge
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
correction; revision; amendment
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
really; truly; indeed; good grief
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
single word; a few words; brief comment
forcibly; against one's will
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at