to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
hometown tax; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
important point; point to make note of
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
periodic; regular; routine
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
that kind; competition; match
to press a question; to cross-examine
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
best friend; very close friend
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to set (sun); to become dark
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
one cause; one reason; one factor
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.; downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)