at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
prejudice; bias; distorted view
majority group (party, faction)
to look down on; to condescend
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
become dry and rough (e.g. skin)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
pronunciation; production of sound
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
(United States of) America; USA
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
killing two birds with one stone
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
contributor (of written material)
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio