tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
willpower; energy; vitality
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
possible; likely; probable
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
to rank next to; to come after
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
final game; final games; the finals
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up