Vocabulary

at present; now

aim; goal

weight

of course; certainly; naturally

plausible; believable

bedding; bedclothes

baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

ordinary; common; usual

I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

probable; likely

thank you

state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school

looking away; looking aside

easy; simple; light

condition; state (of health); appearance

to shake; to sway; to rock; to swing; to tremble; to jolt

Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms

to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to mix in

to melt; to liquefy; to soften (e.g. through heat); to thaw

business; task; errand; engagement

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

postcard

home for the aged; old people's home

barefoot

unreliable; undependable; indefinite; vague

to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together

orchid

faculty of science; school of science; college of science

the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)

back gate

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage