to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
studying very hard; studying like mad
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to understand; to make out
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to cause a person trouble
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
literary woman; talented woman
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
discarding; firing (an employee)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
summary; digest; outline; abstract
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager