beginning; outset; first; onset
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
don't you think?; indicates question
just one person; only one
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
imagination; supposition; guess
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
story; tale; talk; discussion
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus