to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
wish; desire; ambition; choice
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
school of one's (first, second) choice
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
revolving payments; payment via multiple installments
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
flawless; absolute perfection
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.); degree of understanding; how well one understands a person or thing
haircut of uniform length
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
consultation on career, university, etc. choices