locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up