period of youth; while young
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
serious; severe; grave; acute
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
correction; rectification; mending; repair
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
early in the morning; early-morning
here and there; everywhere
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter