incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
firm; strong; solid; stable
notice; notification; report; posting
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
troubled face; worried expression
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish