Vocabulary

next (day, morning, etc.); following

next day; following day

tomorrow evening

each; individual

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp

absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent

licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)

cotton

face; honour; honor

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

mock exam; practice exam; practice test

to be profitable; to yield a profit

to profit; to get; to earn; to gain

Thursday

to scan; to look over

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