painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to half-rise to one's feet
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
middle of the night; dead of night
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
such; like that; that sort of
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be silent; to say nothing
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to have a relationship; to have relations
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light