life; living; I; me; student
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
boy; son; baby boy; young man
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
man; male; masculine gender
female high-school student
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
un-; non-; negative prefix
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to consult (somebody); to talk something over
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
grasp; catch; understanding
the same generation; coeval
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
story; tale; talk; discussion
(not) even once; (not) ever
funny story; funny anecdote
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)