one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
divorce; dissolution of adoption
one's family (home) background (environment)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
item; something that one "just has to have"
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
the same kind; accomplice; partner
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
property; fortune; assets
virtue; charm; merit; good point
senior; elder; person older than oneself
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
hard worker; hardworking person
to shake; to waver; to tremble
coating (esp. lacquering)
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
explanation; interpretation