laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
life; living; I; me; student
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
these guys; these fellows
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
blunder; slip; error; error
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to say; to be called; to do
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
solidarity; joint; collective
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
the same kind; accomplice; partner
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
two times; twice; two degrees
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
obese body; corpulent physique
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
matter of time; question of time