absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
reaction; response; reaction
systematic; regular; routine
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
the scruff or nape of the neck
summer vacation; summer holiday
just a minute; small quantity
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
company; corporation; workplace
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness