world; society; people; the public
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
police; police officer; police station
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
practice; practising; experience