leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
rival; competitor; competition
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
unruly (e.g. of a child); unyielding; disobedient; strong-willed
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification
every year; yearly; annually
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
each time it happens; at all such times
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
decision; determination; resolution
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening