middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
skill; dexterity; proficiency
region; limits; stage; level
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
(your) judgment; discernment
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
prevention; precaution; protection against
support; backing; aid; assistance
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
consideration; taking into account
serious; severe; grave; acute
to order; to command; to appoint
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
being left out; being ostracized