back off!; leave me alone!
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
tune (melody, piece of music)
caddisfly; caddis fly (any moth-like insect of the order Trichoptera)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
annual (plant); first-year student
to detain; to check; to restrain
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be surprised; to be astonished
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
wooden pipe; wooden bobbin; woodwind instrument
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to see through; to see the true nature of something
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
pair; the two; both persons; both things
summer vacation; summer holiday
instant; moment; for an instant
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
thickness; profundity; depth
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward