good neighbour; good neighbor
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
research material; experimental material
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
investment; contribution; financing
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up