junior high school student; middle school pupil
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
throughput; processing power
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
conscious; deliberate; intentional
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
turning to the left; left turn
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
arrest; apprehension; capture
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
the same generation; coeval
risky; dangerous; insecure
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)