ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
boy; son; baby boy; young man
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
it is I who should say so
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
hope; white hope; person of promise
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
within; inside of; less than
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
right (to do something); authority; power
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to lose face; to be disgraced
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
to mix; to stir; to blend
being left out; being ostracized
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit