recently; lately; these days
maternity leave; paternity leave
to be accepted by a university
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
deep-fried horse mackerel
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
independence from parents
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
to be exhausted; to be worn out
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking