to comfort; to console; to amuse
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
keep up your strength; chin up!
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
almost every day; almost daily
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
close; intimate; on good terms
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
corridor; hallway; passageway
living; lifestyle; living room
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss