to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
symbol; code; sign; notation
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
school district; school area
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
president (of a society); chairman
otherwise; or else; if not
environment; circumstance
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
sorry; excuse me; thank you
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
long; drawn-out; very long
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
desperately; for one's dear life
to squeeze out; to wring out
to squash; to crush; to flatten
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated