speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
change of occupation; career change
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
apparent; obvious; very clear
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
self-control; self-restraint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to refer to; to use as reference
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
hey there; I say; see here
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?