creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
colouring; coloring; colorant
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
at that time; in those days
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw on the fire; to burn
it is I who should say so
tasteless and odorless; bland
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
(act of) writing on a blackboard
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
ratio; proportion; percentage
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to apologize; to apologise
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)