layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
facing south; southern exposure
double-glazed window; double window; storm window
lined curtain; opaque curtain
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
dancing or jumping for joy
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
until now; so far; up to the present
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to peel off and fall; to flake away
incompetent person; incapable person; person without legal capacity
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to shake one's head (in denial)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to work hard at one's lessons
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline