fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
using as an intermediary; through
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
both; both sides; both parties
senior high school student
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
discarding; firing (an employee)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on