passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
(social) position; status
gossip; corner of the mouth
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
chief; main; principal; important
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
superior; superiors; senior
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
just because; even if; even though
seeing one off; farewell; escort
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
future (usually near); prospects
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be touching; to be moving
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless