preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
diverse; various; wide-ranging
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
opinion journal; serious magazine
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
mini-kitchen; kitchenette
smallish; on the small side
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
cheap article; poor-quality article
cheap, easily put together cupboard, bookcase, shelves, chest, etc. made of colored plywood
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be smeared; to be covered
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
circulation; dissemination
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
chain letter that promises bad luck if you break the chain
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip