to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
club activities; extracurricular activities
dated; date; fixed; external
the opposite sex; isomerism
to have a talk; to tell a story
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
second-year student; biennial
senior high school student
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
feeling; sense; impression
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
district; section; sector
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
pupil; student; schoolchild
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
the same generation; coeval
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky