fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to name; to call; to christen; to term
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
outcast; odd man out; pariah
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
treating someone like a child
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
(starting) from nothing; from scratch