painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
honorific title; honorific term of address
moving tale; impressive tale
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
in that way; like that; that way
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to speak; to hear a voice
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
another time; some other time
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
first-rate; finest quality; the best
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
how long; how far; how much