sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
how dare you!; how can you have the nerve?
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
prohibited item; banned item
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
forward somersault; forward roll
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
three-digit number; hundreds column
display window; shop window; store window
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to have the memory of having done something oneself
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
to underrate; to make light of
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
indescribable; inexpressible
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire