workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
rationality; reasonableness
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
as you see; as you can see
inner structure; internal anatomy
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
long; drawn-out; very long
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
overall victory; championship
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
disinheritance; disowning
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
commitment; pledge; promise
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
flaring up; bursting into flames
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to happen to meet; to come across