hair style; coiffure; hairdo
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
communication skills; communication ability
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
while; even though; despite
outward appearance; looks
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
because of; owing to; due to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
little by little; bit by bit
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
about this time; about now
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
don't you think?; indicates question
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to redeem (from sin); to save
to watch steadily; to stare
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent