senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to have a talk; to tell a story
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
by sheer strength; by brute force
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
comparatively; quite; rather
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
memories; recollections; reminiscence
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
influencing (a person) for good
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
samurai; warrior; military family