modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
home area; home town; local
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
after school (at the end of the day)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to have troubles; to have concerns
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to withdraw into oneself; to shut oneself away; to seclude oneself
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to be at a loss for words
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to squeeze out; to wring out
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
prohibition; inhibition; ban