to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to count up; to enumerate
it can't be helped; so it goes
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
whining (to get one's way); tantrum
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
morality; moral principles
endurance; perseverance; patience
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy