to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
good correspondent; ready writer
will not do; do not; does not
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
second year (college) student; sophomore
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to finish reading; to read through
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
unbroken; endless; continuous
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
this (very thing); this precisely
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
much less; to say nothing of
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
sincere; honest; faithful
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to apologize; to apologise
studies; schoolwork; classwork
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to add; to write a postscript
to speak ill of; to disparage
to add (e.g. a postscript)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
single word; a few words; brief comment
long; drawn-out; very long
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up