complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
indoor swimming pool; indoor pool
in spite of; regardless of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
here and there; in places
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to rebuild; to reconstruct
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
schoolgirl; female student
retreating figure; appearance from behind
changing clothes; change of clothes
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to loiter around; to wander about
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
meanwhile; in the meantime