to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
class president; head class representative
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to try to do; to attempt to do
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
firm; strong; solid; stable
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
choices; alternatives; options
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
regret; repentance; remorse
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to take off one's glasses
to become dim; to become blurred
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
to have one's horizons broadened
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
does not; can not; will not
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often