dropout; quitter; deserter
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to check; to stop; to keep back
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
family; relatives; dependents; household
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
you could say; you might say; verging on the
those (near the second person)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
(one) could even say that
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
business discussion; negotiation
to be prolonged; to drag on
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
good humour (humor); good mood
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
homecoming; return to one's home
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)