tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
too (much); overly; excessively
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
sobriety; soberness; sober face
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
fast-talking; rapid talking
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
bribe; sweetener; douceur
bribe; money under the table
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
button (clothing); push-button; button
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
introspection; reflection on one's self
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
as if it were about oneself
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
stealthily; secretly; in secret