lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
wide difference; a world of difference
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
like water; like it grows on trees
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to spread; to be propagated
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to have a long life; to live a long time
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
admiration; being impressed (by)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
something like ...; something called ...
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
of tender years; very young
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to crack a joke; to tell a joke