to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
tolerance; broad-mindedness
confidentially; privately; off the record
hedge; fence; border; limit
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to have an eye on; to zero in on
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
to cultivate a better understanding
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
diligent; hard-working; industrious
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
to establish; to formulate
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
centre line; center line; central line
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")