rainfall; rainy weather; rain; rainy; wet
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
now that; since; so long as; because
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to be too numerous; to be too much
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to pause; to have a short intermission
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
recompense; indemnity; atonement
briskly with small steps; trotting
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
to name; to call; to christen; to term
richly colored; richly coloured
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
ratio; proportion; percentage
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
repair; mending; fixing; servicing