living by oneself; living alone
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to worry about the future
just the other day; quite recently
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
just one person; only one
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
real experience; actual observations
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
to have an eye on; to zero in on