with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
besides; in addition; also; moreover
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
early on; earlier on; from early
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)