easygoing; optimistic; conceited
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
road approaching a shrine
exposure to the sun; sunny place
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
continuation; succession; series
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
professor; teaching; instruction
campus life; student life; life as a university student
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
one's post; place of work; workplace
place where one works; construction site; working area
to find useful; to think highly of