to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
fear; dread; fright; willies
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
chilly; unpleasantly cold
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
only; merely; but; no more than
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
delusion; trick of the imagination
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
stirring; slight movement
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indiscriminately; recklessly
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much