to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
source of information; intelligence source; message source
even if; even though; however; no matter how
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
retry; another try; another go
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
supplementary examination
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
no!; no no!; no, not at all
massing (of troops); gathering
many; numerous; various; large number of
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations