going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
ten; 10; ten years of age
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
about; concerning; related to; -ish
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
vocal sound; tone of voice
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
senior high school student
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
how long; how much; to what extent
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
smoothly; easily; readily
so to speak; so to call it; as it were