molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
communication skills; communication ability
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
when it becomes; when it comes to
self-consciousness; self-awareness
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
entrance fee; participation cost
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
large amount of money; great cost
episode; anecdote; vignette
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
(going straight) from heaven to hell
in case of; at that time; at this time
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner