one's own style; self-taught manner
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
walking briskly; determinedly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to boost; to force up; to push up
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to draw back; to leave (e.g. the area); to withdraw
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
knife thrower; knife throwing
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
something; some kind of; for some reason
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question