honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
obedience; submission; resignation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to choke; to have trouble breathing
blank space; margin; blank canvas
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
at work; in the midst of work; working
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to discuss; to talk together
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen