to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
failing mark; failing grade
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to begin talking; to open up
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
height of; middle of; full bloom
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
reduction by half; halving
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
the dark side; the seamy side
distortion; falsification; perversion
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)