boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
error; mistake; slip; bug
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
talking while standing; standing around talking
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
emphasizes direct object of action
frequency (of occurrence)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
some people; a few people; several people
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
very busy (person or thing)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
technique; art; skill; move
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much