to sit for an examination
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
marital relationship; marital relations
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to make an appearance; to show up
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
called; known as; that; to say
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
younger brother and sister
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)