dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
means; way; method; measure
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
first year of high school; first-year high school student
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to repeat; to do over again
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
existence; being; life; survival
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
peril; danger; hazard; distress
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
alone; by oneself; on one's own
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
devoted; self-sacrificing
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
stomach ache; abdominal pain