pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
influence; clout; leverage
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
small mustache; short mustache
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
good performance; good work; great success
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
one's own child; one's own children
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
junior high school student; middle school pupil
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
campground; campsite; camping-ground
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature