gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
interference; obstruction; sabotage
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
stating (one's views); expressing
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
senior high school; high school
just because; even if; even though
rival candidate; opposing candidate
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to be lacking in options; to be too few
tool; implement; means; furniture
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse