dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to score points with (a person)
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to care for someone; to look after someone
no need to guess; certainly
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
menu; list of meals (e.g. for the week)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
quickly; calmly; intently
private tutor; coach; governess
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
control; check; restraint; inhibition