to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
tool; implement; means; furniture
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
overall; general; as a whole
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
(distinction of) sex; gender
one-by-one; separately; in detail
but; however; provided that
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
difference; variation; difference
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
genuine; authentic; true; real
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such