to do together; to share; to participate in
after that; afterwards; thereafter
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
decision; settlement; definition
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
female high-school student
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
is something that; is that which
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
intelligence gathering; information gathering
as a child; when one was a child
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
to whine; to make feeble complaints
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
one's family (home) background (environment)
even though; despite; when
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
innocent; cherubic; childlike
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being