one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
virile; tough; masculine; intense
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
water's edge; beach; shore
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to keep (a person) waiting
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush