sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to make sense; to be meaningful
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
from here; from this place
social status; social position; social standing
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation