free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
no!; no no!; no, not at all
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
being inferior to; being no match for; being best
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
speech; expression; wording; language
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
home delivery (of food); outside catering
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
school festival; campus festival
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
present-day science; modern science
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
chapter one; first chapter
municipal office; council; city hall