comprehension; understanding
successive generations; successive emperors
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
in order; in turn; one by one
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to fly around; to scatter
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
absence; disregard; indifference
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
middle of the night; dead of night
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
emergency staircase; fire escape
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
handrail; railing; banister
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
to ascend; to go up; to climb
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to care for someone; to look after someone
close; intimate; on good terms
how; in what way; by what means
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
hedge; fence; border; limit
love affair; love relationship