in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be born; to come into this world
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
materials; data; document
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
transfer student; student changing schools
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
changing clothes; change of clothes
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
without permission; without notice
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)