light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and yet; though; when; in spite of
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff