to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
senior high school; high school
third-year student; third-year pupil
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
beginning; outset; first; onset
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
very large school; school with a very large number of students; (lit.) mammoth school
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
the front; honest; upright; decent
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
chance; opportunity; occasion
rare; uncommon; not often seen
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
again; once more; a second time
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal