free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
stealthy steps; soft steps
Wonderland (fictional locale created by author Lewis Carroll)
greeting; a fine thing to say
with a momentary flash of light
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
first meeting; first interview with
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)
citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. between 1985 and 2006 May 4, now Greenery Day)
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
do-or-die game; crucial contest
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
expression; look; countenance; face
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory