reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
if you think about it; come to think of it
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
human relations; personal relationships
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
long (time); protracted; prolonged
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
after school (at the end of the day)
library (usu. single-room); small library
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
choices; alternatives; options
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
life; living; I; me; student
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
student in a lower grade; underclassman
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
tag (children's game); tig
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
unexpectedly; surprisingly