duty; obligation; responsibility
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
lost article; something forgotten
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
bank; banking institution
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to stiffen; to become stiff
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
general; popular; common; typical
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to happen to hear; to overhear
being upright and cleanhanded
to spread; to be propagated
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
invitation; introduction; temptation
jumping to a wrong conclusion
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
like this; in this way; as you see
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding