disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
early (days); initial stage; initial
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
marriage proposal; courtship
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to press a question; to cross-examine
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
both schools; both universities