irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
small fraction; small proportion
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
carelessly; inattentively
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
school building; schoolhouse
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
being startled; getting a shock
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to come and go; to go back and forth
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very