to summon courage; to be brave
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
education world or circles
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
several years; a few years
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
as far as the eye can see
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
justice; fairness; impartiality
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
counter for chairs or seats
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly