amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
very much; extremely; greatly
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
place to go; place one can go
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
IQ; intelligence quotient
sorry; excuse me; thank you
omitted character; omitted letter
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to eat too much; to overeat
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
shah; former ruler of Iran
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
best friend; very close friend
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
frequent; densely packed; thick
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
sales promotion; hard selling
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)