to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that's the way it is; such is life
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
I see; that's right; indeed
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become desperate; to give in to despair
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to collect; to assemble; to gather
at that time; in those days
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
environment; surroundings; circumstances
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
enumeration; citation; listing