negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
commuting to nursery school or kindergarten
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
complete change; about-face
actor with excellent acting abilities (as opposed to just good looks); actor of real skill
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
gradually; slowly but steadily
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
overheating; overexcitement
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to press against each other; to huddle together
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to relax; to feel at home
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
thousands; several thousand
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging