reform; reformation; reorganization
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to be conspicuous; to stand out
crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
clicking; clopping; clacking
to push aside; to push one's way through
to begin to walk; to set out
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to surround; to crowd around
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
commerce; trade; business
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
floor heating; underfloor heating
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
to rank with; to rank among
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
-less; lacking; non-existing