state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to have an eye on; to zero in on
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
head; brains; intellect; understanding
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
these guys; these fellows
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
complete change; about-face
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
public junior high school
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull