to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
table tennis club; ping-pong club
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
older brother and younger sister
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
rebellious phase; rebellious age
(together) with; -wide; including
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
parting; separation; farewell
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
back seat (of a car); rear seat
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
eardrum; tympanic membrane
very loud volume; megavolume
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
being filled with; being full of; permeation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check