conscious; deliberate; intentional
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
proper; right; reasonable
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to grow up; to become an adult
to be injured; to sustain a wound
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
and yet; though; when; in spite of
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to hand over; to surrender
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
senior high school student
time; season; period; phase; stage