ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
simply; merely; only; solely
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward
being settled; coming to a conclusion
that day; the very same day
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
large crowd; mass of people
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil; student; schoolchild
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
criticism; critique; review; commentary
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
older brother; elder brother
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...