preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
studies; schoolwork; classwork
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
depending on; dependent on
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
your daughter; young woman
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
hard worker; hardworking person
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
association of like-minded people
support; backing; patronage
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
training; drilling; strengthening
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
800,000; eight hundred thousand
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
complete; completion (of a collection, video game, etc.)
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through