oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
second day of the month; two days
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
regret; repentance; remorse
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
in-house model; company model; model under an exclusive contract; model who works exclusively for a single fashion magazine
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
generation; the world; the age
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
delusion; trick of the imagination
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
putting out the light; switching off the light
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
(your) daughter; young woman
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully