Vocabulary

precious; valuable; priceless

best; extra-fine; superfine; unequalled

greedy; avaricious; covetous

tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted

average; medium; common; ordinary

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; immediate

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle

inevitable; unavoidable; certain

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe

faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

pitch-black; jet-black; black

perfect circle

disorderly; messy; ruined

wasteful; a waste

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

terrible; terrifying; dreadful; horrible; horrifying; appalling

abstemious; austere

inexcusable; unjustifiable; unpardonable

degenerate; decadent; corrupt

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

on hand; readily available

old (person); aged

introverted; withdrawn

shameless; shameless person

terminal; final

stand-offish; distant; not frank; reserved

welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful

shameless

Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)

secret; private; surreptitious

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked

unable to finish (on time, etc.)

long-awaited; long-waited-for

solar

nostalgic

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