eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
carefree; free from worry
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
from the beginning; from scratch
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to sit for an examination
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
a little bit; a little while
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
25th day of the month; 25 days
from here; from this place
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
counter for books; volume
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there