first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
frequency (of occurrence)
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
lip balm; lip salve; chapstick
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
iron rust; iron hydroxide
self-control; self-restraint