obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
practice; practising; experience
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
surrounding at a distance
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
Mackenzie (Canada); McKenzie
you (plural); all of you; you all
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
coexistence; living together
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
if you think about it; come to think of it
illicit sexual relationship
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
progress; advance; improvement; development
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
excursion; field trip; school trip
to recall; to remember; to recollect
middle of the night; dead of night
to get out of bed; to show a leg
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
finally; in the end; on top of all that
major war; great war; world war
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
demanding; difficult; strict
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
just a minute; small quantity
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to