companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
flippant; saucy; know-all
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
how; in what way; circumstances
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
way (of doing); manner; method; means
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late