grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
in swarms; in great crowds
end of term; end of semester
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
great difference; major mistake
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
bringing; taking; carrying
to drink up; to drain (cup)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
girl; lass; young thing; chick
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
professor; teaching; instruction
student; follower; students and pupils
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
eccentric; crank; oddball
person of common sense; common sense man
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
material; substance; matter
absorbability; absorbency
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
of no interest; not interested
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
while alive; during one's lifetime
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
accurate; correct; precise; exact
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back