weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
vitality; energy; dynamism
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
this or that person; anybody; many people
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
strap (to hang onto); hanging strap
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
anti-travel sickness (medicine)
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
diligent; hard-working; industrious
shuttle bus; pickup bus; courtesy bus; hotel bus
sick person; patient; invalid
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
four-wheel-drive car; 4WD car
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
inside the kindergarten; inside the zoo; inside the garden; inside the park
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
sunlight; rays of the Sun
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
club budget; club expense
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
another dimension; different level; whole other level
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
sign; indication; omen; symptom
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)