power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
covered in mud; mud-caked
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
comfort; consolation; diversion
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
exhibition; display; putting on show
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
zip fastener; zipper; zip
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent