entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
even though it is not; despite not
a rival horse or candidate
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to show signs of; to appear
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
white background; blank; female virgin
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
partly open; in half bloom
rubber thongs; rubber flip-flops
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
sportswear; sports clothes
to let slip; to slide; to glide
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
outcast; odd man out; pariah
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
ringing; throbbing violently