light-emitting diode; LED
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
moneymaking; earning money
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
club (esp. for devotees or fanciers of some subject or activity)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
artist; painter; illustrator
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
to cense; to burn incense
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to poison (someone); to prepare a poison
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
person who has rendered distinguished service
superior; excellent; fine
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
parent-teacher association; PTA
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention