jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
change; transition; vicissitudes
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
affectionately; tenderly; lovingly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
absence; disregard; indifference
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
management; administration; operation
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing