authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
air conditioning; air cooling
sharp sighted; easily awakened
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
last ray of hope; only hope
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
carrying voice; well-projected voice
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
armband; arm band; brassard
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
but; however; provided that
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
angrily; in a huff; in anger; high on marijuana
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
sad; wretched; deplorable
people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair