pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
self-justification; excuse
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
right (to do something); authority; power
action of making something; -ification
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
society; public; community; social studies
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
distrust; unjust suspicion
to thrust before; to thrust at
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
hostility; animosity; enmity
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc.
several people; a few people
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
free time; time at leisure
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
girls' or women's division or section