to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
with a start; with a jump
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
one's figure during sleep
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
rubber band; elastic band
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
several times; once or twice
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
meanwhile; in the meantime
newcomer; initiate; rookie
overseas student; exchange student
along the road; along the way
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
one by one; in detail; minutely