secret; private; surreptitious
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
new functionality; new feature
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
sanity; consciousness; soberness
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
apparent; obvious; very clear
reason; cause; circumstances
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to differ depending on ...
to be conspicuous; to stand out
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(one's) current position; current location; present position
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
fever (state of excitement)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close