wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
finishing blow; coup de grâce
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
only the results matter; it's all about the results
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
by itself; automatically; naturally
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
close quarters combat; CQC
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
secret information; intelligence
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to press a question; to cross-examine
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic