surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
literally; to the letter; literal
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to hang (something) on the wall
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to lend an ear to; to listen to
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
man of the future; Homo futurus
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)