liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
counter for choices, options, etc.
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
distilled liquor; spirits
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
with a clatter; clatteringly
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience