to raise one's voice; to shout
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
reopening; resumption; restarting
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
it's been a long time; long time no see
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
elementary and middle schools
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
article; thing; object; property; real estate
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit