staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
cesspool; sink; manure sink
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
concreteness; feasibility
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
(turned out) all right in the end
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
tradition; legend; folklore
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
something; some kind of; for some reason
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause