to stare back at; to look back at
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
society; public; community; social studies
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
school grades; academic results
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)