hiding one's embarrassment
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to mistype; typographical error; typo
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
data processing; data handling
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
administrative; managerial; operational
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated