tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
convenient; handy; useful
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
opening ceremony (of the school term)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
but; however; provided that
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
putting into operation; invocation
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona