young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
quarrel; dispute; argument
child; childish person; immature person
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
hairline at the nape of the neck; nape
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
pod (e.g. a pea pod); shell; hull
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
to find out; to discover; to locate
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
appointment; assignment; promotion
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
way of talking; speaking style
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
probity check; background investigation
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
holding out a little longer
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to put into writing; to write
financial statement; statement of accounts
sanction; approval; decision
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense