to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to laugh away; to laugh off
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
around the world; throughout the world
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to begin talking; to open up
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
metre; meter; meter; gauge
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
fast-talking; rapid talking
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
you could say; you might say; verging on the
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person