(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
whereabout; about where; how much
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to distract one's attention
only; merely; but; no more than
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
first of all; first thing
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
whenever you want; any time you like
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
clear; precise; definite; distinct