to learn; to study; to take lessons in
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake one's head (in denial)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
what time; (lit.) which hour
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
faculty of medicine; college of medicine; department of medicine; school of medicine; medical school
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to prostrate oneself (before)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
this sort of; this type of
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)