a few years ago; some years back
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
at the window; by the window; next to the window
popular person; favorite; favourite
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
erratic driving; driving in a zigzag
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
person concerned; interested party; related party
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
awareness; realization; noticing
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
telecommunications; correspondence
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
human relations; personal relationships
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
character building; formation of character; personality development
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
uniformity; standardization; standardisation
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller