just because; even if; even though
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
party; set; gang; company; person
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
joints; points (of a speech)
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
this occasion; at this time; now
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
audience; attendance; hearers
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
leadership; initiative; spearhead
volunteer activities; volunteerism
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
with no regard to appearances; not caring about how one looks
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
a long time ago; long ago
form; shape; figure; morph
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)