life in a dormitory; dormitory life
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
reading partway; leaving half-read
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
minimum; at the very least
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
amount of sugar; sugar content
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
asymmetry; dissymmetry; unsymmetry
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier