somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
relation; connection; relevance
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
riding together; riding with
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
president (of a society); chairman
TOEIC; Test of English for International Communication
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
arbitration; intercession; mediation
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
without sparing time for sleep
studying very hard; studying like mad
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to laugh away; to laugh off
failure; mistake; blunder
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
cannot be compared with; no match for
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to say no more; to sink into silence
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent