plastic waste; plastic pollution
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
pressure; oppression; suppression
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
overview; outline; rough summary
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
opening and closing; opening and shutting
indolence; laziness; sloth; idleness
calling at night (of a bird, etc.); nocturnal song
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
atonement; redemption; compensation
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
newspaper slot; newspaper box
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)