large container; person of great talent
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
eccentric; crank; oddball
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
interruption; suspension; break
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
last week; the week before
telephone call; telephone (device)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to work hard; to make an effort
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
drop (e.g. of water); drip
summertime; summer season
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
air conditioning; air cooling
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
mahjong player; mahjong enthusiast
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
occasional; infrequent; rare