to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
lost article; something forgotten
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
program (e.g. TV); programme
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
in the meanwhile; during the time
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow