to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
(period of) a year; during an era
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)