private school for the study of English
electrical manufacturer; company manufacturing electric devices; electric-appliance maker
to escape death; to be saved from death
to break a dam; to burst out
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
customer base; constituency; customer segment; patron base; clientele
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
butt of a joke; punchline
rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to go to sea; to become a sailor
opening inward (e.g. door, window)
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
assumed innocence; feigned ignorance
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
every station; local train; train that stops at every station
to creep about; to crawl around
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
general statement; outline
pharmaceutical department; college of pharmacy
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)