payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
postage; carriage; shipping charge
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
high efficiency; high performance
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
because of; owing to; due to
considerably; greatly; a lot
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
hey there; I say; see here
ability; performance; efficiency
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
recently; lately; these days
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
charred; burnt black; scorched black
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)