elementary and middle school pupils
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
principle of laissez-faire
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
dining; dining room; meal
ex-husband; former husband
to be discordant; to have discord
economical; efficient; lean; compact
all night; throughout the night
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to look down on; to make light of
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion