blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
commitment; pledge; promise
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
speaking voice; talking voice
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
confections; sweets; candy; cake
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
Morat (Switzerland); Mola
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
popular person; favorite; favourite
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
difficult to ...; hard to ...
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
complete stranger; total stranger
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly