root; joint; base; crotch
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
minor offense; minor offence
to have one's horizons broadened
to push or press or force down; to depress
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
sincere; earnest; serious
reopening; resumption; restarting
rationalization; justification
elementary and middle school pupils
show; exhibition; spectacle
choker (type of necklace)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
to talk; to carry meaning
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
main road; main thoroughfare
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
still better; even better
to be dried out; to be parched
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
covering; protection; backing; relief
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot