ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
results; record; grades; marks
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
tedious; boring; being fed up with
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
23rd day of the month; 23 days
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to recall; to remember; to recollect
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)