(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
countenance; features; looks
risky; dangerous; insecure
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button
to continue to do; to persist in doing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
upper end; top; tip; top edge
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included