to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
if you do this; if this is the case
model demonstration; model performance; exhibition
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to win and advance to the next round
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to become empty; to be emptied
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
on the occasion of; at the time of
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
step; stride; counter for steps
lost article; something forgotten
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
something; some kind of; for some reason
return path (of a signal, communication); return trip
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)