the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to get angry; to become perverse
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
homeroom; form room; form class
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
real hair; one's own hair
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
one's share; one's portion
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
straight-laced person; stubborn person
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft