school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
bursting at the seams; bulging
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
hostility; antagonism; opposition
light (e.g. colour, color)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
sunlight; rays of the Sun
seamless; seamless stockings
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
real experience; actual observations
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
likability; favorability; popularity
to squeeze out; to wring out
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal