to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
image change; changing one's image; makeover
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
special training; intensive training; crash course
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
they; those guys; those fellows
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
report; notification; registration
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
to become fraught with emotion
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
favorite; favourite; habitually used