female university student; female college student
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to let out a cry; to shout
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
before it happens; previously
sentiment; sentimentality
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
beyond human understanding
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to lay aside; to set aside
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
bang on the money; spot on; right answer