to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
pregnancy; conception; gestation
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
national; founded and run by the central government
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
comparatively; relatively
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
official business; public business
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
very young; little; childish; immature
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly