to become better; to improve
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
society for the study of manga; manga club
rationalization; justification
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
presentation techniques; way of showing something
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
retention; maintenance; preservation
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to take a veneer off something
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
over-the-knee socks; overknee socks
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry