scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to smile (at); to grin (at)
decision; determination; resolution
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
firm promise; definite promise
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
student (esp. a university student)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
drop (e.g. of water); drip
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to incur someone's enmity
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to squeeze out; to wring out
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability