birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
treating someone like a child
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to triumph; to be elated with success
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to entrust; to leave to a person
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
return of something; repayment
how many people; a number of people
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
how long; how far; how much
largest class; top category
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
head of the student council; president of the student council
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
match; game; bout; contest
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to be silent; to say nothing