via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
amusing; funny; interesting
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
arbitration; intercession; mediation
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
proposal; proposition; suggestion
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
tomfoolery; monkey business
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
examine (investigate into) a person's history
(in) his way; peculiar to him
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
school district; school area