mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
a long time ago; in those days
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
shuttle bus; pickup bus; courtesy bus; hotel bus; bus service connecting a station, airport, etc. to a hotel or tourist attraction
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
the world in general; society; convention
deviation; departure; omission
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)