to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
lying face down; upside down; prone
correction; revision; amendment
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
place; situation; position; location
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
almost every day; almost daily
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
study group; study meeting
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
supplementary examination
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
I couldn't care less; not caring less
financial power; financial means; wealth
dropout; quitter; deserter
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
winter vacation; winter holidays
ratio; proportion; percentage
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals