between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
resolute; determined; bold
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to shave off; to scrape off
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
(not) even once; (not) ever
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
making sport of; making a plaything of; toying with; trifling with; ridicule; mockery
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
cost of one's food; one's board
to increase; to add to; to augment
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
senior high school student
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising