having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
reason; cause; circumstances
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
close; intimate; on good terms
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
critical moment; do-or-die situation
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
homeroom; form room; form class
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
(committee) chairman; president
thereupon; shortly thereafter
message; informative matter
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by