to be bewildered; to be perplexed
commitment; pledge; promise
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
silence (not speaking); muteness
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
stale; hackneyed; cliched
only; merely; but; no more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
comfort; consolation; diversion
two times; twice; two degrees
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
sad news; news of a death; death notice
attendance (at school); going to school
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to pick up; to find; to gather
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
everyday life; daily life
review (of learned material); revision
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
stealthily; secretly; in secret