dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
again; once more; a second time
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
personal; individual; private
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
speech and conduct; words and deeds
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
sour look; surly face; pout
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
than; from; out of; except; but; more
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
observation; survey; watching
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out