spring break; spring vacation
winter vacation; winter holidays
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
extended leave; long vacation
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
summer vacation; summer holidays
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to look young; to seem young
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
oversight; omission; mistake
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
well-bred; of good upbringing
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
(another's) daughter; young lady
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
unprecedented; never seen before
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
(right at the) side; just beside
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
detonation velocity; velocity of detonation; VOD; extreme speed; explosive speed
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy