late-night show; midnight broadcast
primary school; elementary school; grade school
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
changing clothes; change of clothes
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to try to do; to attempt to do
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to go past; to pass; to pass by
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to bury; to embed; to implant
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
not caring; not giving a damn
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
curse; spell; malediction
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable