Vocabulary

willful; wilful; selfish; self-centered; egoistic

madness; insanity; madman; lunatic; crazy person

pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; nice

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

mental fatigue; worry; boredom

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

press conference; news conference

you

to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glitter; to glisten

tag (children's game); tig

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

well; properly; suitably

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic

technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool

to scoop; to ladle out

to stammer; to stutter

to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head

to rest; to suspend; to give relief

rest period; intermission; break time; recess

rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

urgent business

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste

first-aid kit

to want; to wish for

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to pump out

to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up; to scoop up; to pump

to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob

payday; pay day

old; former; ex-

macroscopic

to fish

competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power

first-person plural (or singular)

point in common; common feature

republic; commonwealth