principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
versatility; multiplicity of use
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
sarsaparilla (Smilax regelii); sarsa
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
investment; contribution; financing
acquaintance; close friend
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
facing south; southern exposure
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be silent; to say nothing