dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to be smeared; to be covered
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
by myself; in person; by oneself
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
return of something; repayment
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to repeat; to do something over again
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to throw into; to dump in together
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
as before; as ever; as it was originally
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
the teaching profession; education of laity