clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
considerably; fairly; quite
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be conspicuous; to stand out
hostility; antagonism; opposition
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how many years; how long; what year
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
empty lot; vacant plot of land
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
besides; in addition; also; moreover
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
female high-school student
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
compensated dating; dating a sugar daddy
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
female high-school student
guidance; protective custody
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point