junior high school student; middle school pupil
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
witnessing; observing; sighting
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
both; both sides; both parties
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)