Charles Camille Saint-Saens
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
repeat of a deuce (in tennis, etc.); again
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
subtracting points; points deducted
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
direct descent; direct line
air conditioning; air cooling
sports-minded; sports-oriented
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
roller coaster; big dipper
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading