chapter one; first chapter
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
general-purpose machine; general-purpose computer
historical graffiti; anonymous satirical graffiti; scrawl; scribble; graffiti
outrageous lie; outright lie
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
terms of service; terms of use; terms and conditions
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
chlorinated lime; calcium hypochlorite; chloride of lime; bleaching powder
imperative sentence; imperative statement
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
microcomputer; personal computer; micro-controller; micro-processor; moving (animated) icon
assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.)
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
flipping (e.g. a page); peeling off; fluently
plainclothes police officer
very low (deep, cold, etc.); ultra-; infra-; hyper-
increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
light color; light colour
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback