graduation ceremony; commencement
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
looking depressed; long face
to blaze; to burn brightly
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
even though; despite; when
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
safety zone; traffic island
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to be dead; to be lifeless
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
1,000,000; one million; million; many
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden