low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
leaving everything up to someone else
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
as (for); for; in the capacity of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
good humour (humor); good mood
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
working adult; full-fledged member of society
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
junior high school student; middle school pupil
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
please (give me); please (do for me)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
so; like this; in this way