serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
also known as; also called
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to spend a night together
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
authenticity; credibility
composite photograph; photomontage
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
outside of; not covered by
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
prejudice; bias; distorted view
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
sad; wretched; deplorable
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
longed-for; anxiously awaited
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops
to have tears in one's eyes; to be unable to stop crying
the last moment; the very end
capricious; moody; whimsical
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod