devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
innocent; cherubic; childlike
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
one by one; one each; one at a time
as before; as ever; as it was originally
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to spread; to be propagated
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
adverse circumstances; adversity
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
heap; pile; stack; full measure
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity