to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to score points with (a person)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
box-shaped; box-type; boxy
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
symbolization; coding; encoding
fiction; fabrication; concoction
on bad terms; at loggerheads
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
training institute; school; driving school
teacher; instructor; professor
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to withstand; to be able to endure
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
a pair (of shoes or socks)
landscape-oriented; transversely oriented
mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse); (computer) mouse; mouth
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description