character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
to lead a life; to live a life
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
correctional facility (for juveniles); juvenile detention centre (center); reformatory
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
world fair; international exposition
this and that; one thing and another
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
talking about memories; reminiscences
belonging to no party or school of thought
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to talk; to chat; to chatter
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
number one; first; best; most; game; round
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment