obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
company; corporation; workplace
of no interest; not interested
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to happen to have on hand or in stock
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
several times; once or twice
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to ask a question; to ask questions
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
treating someone like a child
diss; dissing; disrespect
reputation; respectability
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red