attempting to change one's image when one starts working
permanent edition; timeless edition; collector's version; only issue of non-regularly printed magazine or mook
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
PR brochure; public relations magazine
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
heartstrings; innermost soul
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
six nines (i.e. 99.9999%); sixty-nine (sexual position); soixante-neuf; 69
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
pleat; pleats; plait; plaits
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
holding hands with fingers interlocked
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
unofficial report; confidential report
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
always having a comeback; fast-talking
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
flourishing; teeming with culture; aromatic; emitting an aroma
opening time; starting time of work
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
high achiever; student with good academic results
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight