alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
female university student
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
spine; backbone; spinal column
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
music theory; musical theory
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
real experience; actual observations
very shy person; bashful person
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
how; in what way; in what manner
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
atoll; circular coral reef