chapter one; first chapter
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
general-purpose machine; general-purpose computer
historical graffiti; anonymous satirical graffiti; scrawl; scribble; graffiti
outrageous lie; outright lie
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
terms of service; terms of use; terms and conditions
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
imperative sentence; imperative statement
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
microcomputer; personal computer; micro-controller; micro-processor; moving (animated) icon
assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.)
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
flipping (e.g. a page); peeling off; fluently
very low (deep, cold, etc.); ultra-; infra-; hyper-
increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
light color; light colour
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
having one's penis fully exposed (i.e. wearing no trousers or underwear)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to buy online; to make an online purchase
hypnopaedia; hypnopedia; sleep-learning
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
moderately; in moderation
absentmindedly; vacantly; dully; to be unattractive; to be unsophisticated; to be unrefined
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)