to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
great joy; delight; jubilation
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
feeling of a house or a room
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
irritation; annoyance; frustration