Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
double; twice (as much); twofold
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
obliteration; annihilation
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
readjustment; realignment
possible; likely; probable
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
same kind (race); homogeneousness
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
notice; notification; report; posting
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires