inspection; examination; check
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
other side; opposite side; other party
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
identification papers; ID
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)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
police officer; policeman; constable
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
hostility; animosity; enmity
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment