to begin to walk; to set out
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
2nd day of the month; two days
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
school janitor; school caretaker
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
senior high school; high school
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
summer cold (illness); summer flu
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to be conspicuous; to stand out