to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
that is to say; so that means
out-of-school; off-campus
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
wounded person; injured person
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
now that; since; so long as; because
to be conspicuous; to stand out
in one's own way or style
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to say; to be called; to do
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly