drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
vocational school; technical school
life; living; I; me; student
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to think of; to come up with
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
such a thing; something like that
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
pointing out; identification
impossible; unlikely; improbable
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
Japanese elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to pass (of time); to elapse
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to wear out and discard; to kick off (e.g. shoes); to fling off
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
literally; to the letter; literal
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up