carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
comparatively; relatively
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
competent; suitable; qualified
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
to fall off; to tumble down
to rush over; to run up to
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
existence; possession; having; limited company
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to strangle; to constrict
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
expression; presentation; representation; notation
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together