lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
depiction; description; portrayal
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
omniscient point of view (in narration)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
from the beginning; from scratch
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
no, not like that (but like this)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be too numerous; to be too much
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
several times; several degrees
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect