to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(committee) chairman; president
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
after school (at the end of the day)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
concealment; suppression; hiding
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to pull one's hair back into a bun
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
feelings; thoughts; meaning
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
with these words; while saying