rumor of a romance (rumour)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
at work; in the midst of work; working
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
weight training; muscle training
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to pierce through; to break through
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)