hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to dye; to colour; to color
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move
reopening; resumption; restarting
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pile up; to accumulate
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread