thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to take on a role; to take part
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
to put (a topic) up for debate; to lay on the table for consideration; to take up (a subject) for discussion
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
(physical) growth; development
so what!; who gives a damn?
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
nervousness; oversensitivity
finding employment; getting a job
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
and; thereupon; because of that
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
correspondence; exchange of letters
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to overflow from something full
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
very likely; very probable
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away