just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
each and all; every single one; everybody
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
not necessarily so; is not always true
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
instant; moment; for an instant
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
senior high school; high school
female university student; female college student
female high-school student
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
government office; public office
club activities; extracurricular activities
leaving work (office, school) early
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
at that time; in those days
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
polish; improvement; burnishing
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
application; request; petition
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning