stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
how long; how far; how much
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
quietly; slowly; gracefully
lost article; something forgotten
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
inattention; absent-mindedness
to be transparent; to show through
on bad terms; at loggerheads
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
in the end; at the end of the day
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
sad news; news of a death; death notice
writing; composition; essay; sentence
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
product; produce; result; fruit
several sheets (flat objects)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to jump at; to be attracted by