(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to polish up; to shine up
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
close; intimate; on good terms
war; battle; match; game; competition
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
genius; prodigy; natural gift
jack of all trades, master of none
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary