very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
from the beginning; from scratch
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
again; once again; yet again
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
imprudent fellow; misguided fellow
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
graduate; alumnus; alumna
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
with a clink (click, clack)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
middle of the night; dead of night
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
you could say; you might say; verging on the
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred