brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
if it is (the case that ...)
calming down; quieting down
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
mental; spiritual; emotional
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to talk; to chat; to chatter
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
negation; denial; negative
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to live; to reside; to inhabit
irrealis form (of Japanese verbs and adjectives; used with auxiliaries to form negative, causative, passive and volitional constructions)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
writing; composition; essay; sentence
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to limp; to drag one's feet
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
odds and ends; all; every
pride; dignity; self-worth
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry