second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
development project (program, programme, plan)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
smoothly; easily; readily
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
derailment; digression; deviation
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
surroundings; environs; circumference
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
these guys; these fellows
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
as stated; verbatim; literally
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
strength; power; proficiency; ability