to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
memories; recollections; reminiscence
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
by myself; in person; by oneself
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
excursion; field trip; school trip
sales; selling; marketing
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
never mind!; don't worry about it
with these words; while saying
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
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)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
secret; private; surreptitious
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to comfort; to console; to amuse
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
beautifully white (esp. of skin); whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
three; three years of age
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to hand over; to surrender
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch