at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
and so; therefore; for that reason
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
schoolgirl; female student
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
imagination; supposition; guess
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to be overcome with emotion
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)