to be perturbed; to be agitated
staying behind; remaining; residual
gossip; corner of the mouth
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
charming; fascinating; attractive
life; living; I; me; student
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
absorption; suction; attraction
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
entertainment; amusement; fun
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled