bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
electoral district; precinct
majority group (party, faction)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
minority group (party); minority
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
by means of; due to; because of; according to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
when it becomes; when it comes to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
truancy; school non-attendance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
because of; owing to; due to
don't worry; no worries; never mind
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)