stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
partial destruction by fire
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
white; correction fluid; white-out
although; though; despite the fact that ...
scrap lumber; piece of wood
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to sit for an examination
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
secret; private; surreptitious
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
personification; impersonation; embodiment
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
no, not like that (but like this)
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
carbon fiber; carbon fibre