last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
tall chair (e.g. for eating at a counter); bar stool; high chair
to leave word; to leave a message
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
indicate reason; infers some protest
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
exclusive; attached to; specialist
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award