to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
student (esp. a university student)
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to entrust; to leave to a person
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
not necessarily so; is not always true
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
such ... as; or some such
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
answering machine; answerphone
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
verbal message; word (from someone)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)