tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
use; utility; effect; benefit
main cause; primary factor
a dime a dozen; two a penny
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
intention; idea; inclination; wish
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
just a minute; small quantity
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
adoration; admiration; devotion
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be hesitant; to feel timid
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather