to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
sound recorder; tape recorder
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
marks in a water channel; channel buoys
along; parallel to; in accordance with
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
in succession; one by one
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
loser; defeated person; the defeated
cram-free education; pressure-free education
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)