one's social position; one's place; one's standing
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to be kind to; to treat kindly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
armor and helmet (armour)
soldier; combatant; warrior
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to laugh away; to laugh off
to be found; to be discovered
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to jump at; to be attracted by
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home