threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to be too numerous; to be too much
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to be smeared; to be covered
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
presence (impressive quality)
to be transparent; to show through
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
treating someone like a child
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
and; thereupon; because of that
(your) daughter; young woman
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...