swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
this and that; one thing or another
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
like a decent person; human
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
cheering group; cheering squad
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
living thing; organism; creature; biology
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
indirectly; obliquely; implicitly; by implication; in a roundabout way; casually
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
out of character; unlike one
but; however; although; though
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
conference room; council room
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance