standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
subsequently; next; after ...; following ...; in the wake of ...
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
university graduate; having graduated from university
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
one day; (on) a certain day
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
payment of debts; repayment
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
senior high school student
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of