to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to be full of pride; to be boastful
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
preference; priority; precedence
surroundings; environs; circumference
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
parts; accessories; components
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
it is not (like that) either
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
question; inquiry; enquiry
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)