to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
very likely; very probable
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
blow; hit (on the body); beating
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to some extent; to a certain extent
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
school festival; campus festival
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
witness stand; witness box
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
seeing one off; farewell; escort
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
testimony; (verbal) evidence
atrocity; (arch.) treason
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
every person; every mouth; every entrance
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)