turned-down collar; lapel
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
waste-water port (of a dam, sewer, etc.); freeing port (on a ship); water hose outlet (for firefighting)
way of training; method of bringing up children
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
underground website or online message board for a school where students typically exchange information on tests, commit cyberbullying, etc.
special number; special issue
autumn, the best season for reading
sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
sticky paper slip; sticky note
The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (arch.) intimacy; (arch.) familiarity
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
combination microwave and (gas or electric bar) oven
made-to-order; custom-made
crumply (cloth, clothing, etc.); ruffled; itchy and runny (nose)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong