preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
just because; even if; even though
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
simmering; (boiling) gently
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be boiled; to be cooked
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
abuse; misuse; perversion
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to happen to meet; to come across
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
looking on (somebody) as hostile
proper; respectable; decent; honest
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
representative; exemplary; model
abundant harvest; bumper crop
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice