discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
members; member; constituent
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to be too numerous; to be too much
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
very young; little; childish; immature
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
question and answer session
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
nice; likeable; desirable
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
indecent assault; forcible indecency
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
with a start; with a jump
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by