to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
beautification; glorification
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
latent disposition; inner feelings
vocal sound; tone of voice
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to jar; to creak; to grate
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to have a rumor circulating
failure; mistake; blunder