alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
still; even now; to this day
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy