refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
determination; resolution
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
and yet; though; when; in spite of
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
to change (one's clothes)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
classmate; friend in the same class
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
invitation; introduction; temptation
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance