ten; 10; ten years of age
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
technology; technique; technical
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
clincher; winning technique; official winning technique
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
very likely; very probable
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)
natural product; product of nature
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
taking care of one's health
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing