to train; to discipline; to teach manners
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
way; method; means; resource; course
running as fast as one can
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
breeding; raising; rearing
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
training (animals); breaking (animals)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
cultivation; nurture; culture
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
affected part; diseased part; wound
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
with a friendly grin; smilingly
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
entreaty; supplication; petition
every evening; night after night
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end