leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
to play a central role; to take a leading part
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
to continue to work; to work away (at)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
blow; shock; strike; batting
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
restive bull (esp. in bull riding)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
stranger; person from another place
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
birds of a feather flock together
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
the touch of; feel of; texture
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress