results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
in one's own way or style
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
very much; exceedingly; extremely
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
recommendation; referral; endorsement
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
a rival horse or candidate
literary woman; talented woman
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange