reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
decision; determination; resolution
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to recall; to remember; to recollect
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably