to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
at work; in the midst of work; working
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
being too late; losing one's final chance
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
movie; film; motion picture
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth