to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
irritation; annoyance; frustration
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
civilized person; civilized people
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
competent; suitable; qualified
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
somehow; for some reason (or other)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake