nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
deadly serious; deadly earnest
school song; college song; school anthem
to some extent; to a certain extent
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
concentration; density; cardinality
word; term; language; speech
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
approximate value; approximation
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
circulation of the blood; apprehension
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
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insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; stupid
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to explain adequately; to be accountable
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to relax; to take it easy
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
bento; Japanese box lunch
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
party; set; gang; company; person
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
sign; indication; omen; symptom
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget