solitude; loneliness; isolation
they; those guys; those fellows
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
again; once more; a second time
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
side ponytail (hairstyle)
school rules; school regulations
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
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
to be well-known; to be famous
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
this world; this life; world of the living
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
everything; anything; nothing