to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
corpulence; fatness; obesity
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
as you see; as you can see
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
negative personality; asocial type
beyond one's means or position
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)