children's story; fairy tale
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
that day; the very same day
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
from the viewpoint of; according to
(one) could even say that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) even once; (not) ever
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to have a talk; to tell a story
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
annual (plant); first-year student
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger