acquaintance; close friend
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
facing south; southern exposure
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
on countless occasions; many a time
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be silent; to say nothing