to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
sobriety; soberness; sober face
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
digital versatile disc; DVD
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
running as fast as one can
how many months?; how long?
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
dark circles around the eyes; periorbital dark circles
after staying up all night
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)