to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
schoolgirl; female student
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
this for sure; certainly is
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
natural disaster; cataclysm
bad behavior; misbehavior
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
at your own discretion; as you see fit
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis