precision equipment; delicate equipment
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to fight; to exchange blows
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
and yet; though; when; in spite of
year in, year out; always; 24-7
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
global maximum; greatest value
the place for; the time for; the level of
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
serious; not joking; straight
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert