how many people; a number of people
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
place where music lessons are given; music class; music school
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
you could say that; that might be so
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
regret; repentance; remorse
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to say no more; to sink into silence
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
senior high school; high school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
little by little; bit by bit
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter