sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to begin to walk; to set out
only; merely; but; no more than
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
summer vacation; summer holiday
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to accept; to receive; to agree
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
of course; certainly; naturally
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged