ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
results; record; grades; marks
personal affair; one's own affair
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
incident; affair; happening; event
for example; for instance; e.g.
forcibly; against one's will
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
story; tale; talk; discussion
at that time; in those days
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
interruption; suspension; break
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to watch over; to watch attentively
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
several weeks; a few weeks
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
disclosure; exposure; revelation
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus