to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
great numbers; numerical superiority
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
electricity; (electric) light
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen
electricity bill; electric bill
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
part-time senior high school; part-time high school; evening high school
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
hard-line policy; tough measure
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
this one; with this; in this way
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
one room apartment; studio apartment