superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
pronunciation; production of sound
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
utility; room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
to find useful; to think highly of
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds
sexy; popular; well-liked
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to read aloud; to read to someone
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
tedious; boring; being fed up with
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
occurrence; happening; incident; event
stupid person; slow-witted person
to squeeze out; to wring out
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to become misty; to become hazy
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing