to imitate; to follow; to emulate
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
homecoming; returning home
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
just the other day; quite recently
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
don't worry about it; forget about it
approximate age; age range
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
until now; so far; up to the present
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to work hard at one's lessons
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
want to ... do something; would like to ...
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
very much; very many; more and more
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
virtue; charm; merit; good point
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
for example; for instance; e.g.
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely