nerve; nerves; sensitivity
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
environment; circumstance
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
living by oneself; living alone
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
walking briskly; determinedly
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to spend time (on doing something)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
polite; courteous; hospitable
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
self-consciousness; self-awareness
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
independence; self-reliance
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to