by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
school record; scholastic performance
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to clear up; to become cloudless
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
first time; first; initial
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
tall figure; high stature
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to cross the line; to go too far
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
number of batters already out
to make merry; to be festive
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
four characters; four letters
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae