punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
not necessarily so; is not always true
without getting annoyed; without being bothered; diligently; properly; carefully
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
unveiling; debut; introduction
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
meekly; obediently; submissively; quietly; like a lamb
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to escape from; to get out
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
of course; certainly; naturally
donation; contribution; offering
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar