secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
to tumble down; to roll down
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
force (bulldoze) one's way through
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
in accordance with; according to
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
cache; place to hide something
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
android; Android (mobile operating system)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
documents to be presented; work to be submitted; submitted document; submitted work
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
deputy head teacher; vice principal