female high school student
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to have a smattering knowledge of
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
not caring; not giving a damn
to pretend; to act (as if)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
too (much); overly; excessively
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness