to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
2nd day of the month; two days
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
step-up; advance; progress; increase
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
marking; grading; scoring
unfortunately; regrettably
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
prejudice; bias; distorted view
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean