a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
single word; a few words; brief comment
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
rival; competitor; competition
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
after school (at the end of the day)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)