to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
student accommodation; student dormitory
recuperation; medical treatment
temporary absence from school
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
secret; private; surreptitious
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
experimental; provisional
crops; agricultural produce
limited time; limited-time offer
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
amount of material resources
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity