behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
at the last moment; this late in the game
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
brown envelope; manila envelope
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
beforehand; in advance; previously
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to spend time (on doing something)
for the first time in one's life
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
just one person; only one
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
planned; scheduled; systematic
is never the case; has never happened
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
excellent; superb; first-rate
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone