behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
existence; possession; having; limited company
height of; middle of; full bloom
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
training; drill; practice; discipline
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
bragging of one's misfortune
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
business world; business circles; (the) industry
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
as you see; as you can see
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
place; situation; position; location
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
sorry; excuse me; thank you
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained