to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
surprise; something unexpected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
parent-teacher association; PTA
society; public; community; social studies
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
meeting hall; assembly hall
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
department store; department
prejudice; bias; distorted view
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
very young; little; childish; immature
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
individual; private person; personal; natural person
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
image; figure; figure; form; image
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)