to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
party; set; gang; company; person
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
aggressiveness; aggression
to find out; to discover; to locate
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to compete with; to vie for
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
affectation; showiness; pretence
to push away; to push aside; to shove
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
study; diligence; discount; reduction
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to lay aside; to set aside
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
although I say; although one might say; although called
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished