changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
this and that; various things
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hey there; I say; see here
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
feeling; sense; impression
anthropophobia; taijin kyofusho
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
menial; meanness; servility; abject
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible