with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
early post war period; immediately after the war
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
accurate; correct; precise; exact
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
corridor; hallway; passageway
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
evening school; night school
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
biological parent; real parent
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.)