fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
correction; revision; amendment
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to taste; to try (food or drink)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
pronunciation; production of sound
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
club activities; extracurricular activities
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
schoolgirl; female student
talking while standing; standing around talking
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
outsider; someone outside of a group
school building; schoolhouse