recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
how long; how far; how much
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
rival; competitor; competition
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
self-torturing; masochistic
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
unqualified; without qualifications
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
back (of a chair); backrest
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
results; record; grades; marks
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
senior high school; high school
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on