not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
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
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to distract one's attention
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
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
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
individual; one by one; separate; each
other than; excluding; without
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
training (animals); breaking (animals)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?