to boil down; to condense
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
without cause; without reason
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to go into the minutest details
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
rubber band; elastic band
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
exchange of blows; long rally
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)