clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
low table; table with very short legs
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
matter causing distress; something causing worry
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
female high-school student
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
older brother; elder brother
no, not like that (but like this)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
self-consciousness; self-awareness
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to thrust before; to thrust at
the opposite direction; the other way
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination