festival; feast; carnival
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
way of speaking; intimation
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to hand over; to surrender
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to win and advance to the next round
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to not take seriously; to take lightly
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
carefree; free from worry