light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to have a relationship; to have relations
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
good feeling; feeling good
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
one after another; in rapid succession
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to be too numerous; to be too much
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
every month; monthly; month by month
application; request; petition
to be expensive; to be costly
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
longed-for; anxiously awaited
degree of difficulty; difficulty level