obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
praise; glorification; extolment
to lead someone around by the nose
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
prickling; stinging; tingling
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
hot topic; talk of the town
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
minuteness; one millionth