material; materials; data; information; documents
game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to mark a correct answer with a circle
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
to keep (a person) waiting
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
memory; ability to remember
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
(very) happy; euphoric; buoyant; walking on air
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
practice game; practice match
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
these guys; these fellows
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
Tetraodontidae (family of pufferfish)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding