shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
reaction; response; reaction
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
being startled; getting a shock
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
left breast; left side of the chest
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
surely; certainly; without doubt
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to dye; to colour; to color
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
powerful person; influential person
wealthy person; millionaire
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations
recommendation; endorsement
student (esp. a university student)