glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
summoning spirits; calling down spirits; spirit evocation; communing with spirits; communicating with the dead; spiritualism
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
school bag; school satchel
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
adherent; devotee; believer
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
up until now; as recently as the present
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to be led by; to be headed by
foundation stone; cornerstone
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct