calamity; misfortune; disaster
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
(in) her way; peculiar to her
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
periodic; regular; routine
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
parting ways after a quarrel
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
8th day of the month; eight days
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
division by 1000; one-thousandth
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
if you think about it; come to think of it
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)