guidance; protective custody
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
arrest; apprehension; capture
(not so) much; (not) very
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
deputy head teacher; vice principal
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
story; tale; talk; discussion
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
along the road; along the way
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
proposal; proposition; suggestion
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice