absorption; suction; attraction
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
specialization; specialisation
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to do over; to remake; to resume
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
excursion; field trip; school trip
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to rain incessantly; to downpour
university town; college town
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation