to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
unfortunately; regrettably
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to take a picture; to take a photo
social networking service; SNS; social media
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
telephone call; telephone (device)
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers