if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
older sister and younger brother
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
rather; sooner; preferably
bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
several people; a few people
one by one; one each; one at a time
first meeting; first interview with
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to do for (the sake of someone else)
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to extend; to expand; to spread out
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
split; division; break up
wherein; therein; thereinto
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk