to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
third year (college) student; junior
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
literary woman; talented woman
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to cross the line; to go too far
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
one's real father; natural father; biological father
this and that; various things
loveable; very likeable; like very much