scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
two at a time; two by two; in twos
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
Japanese film; Japanese painting
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
first meeting; first interview with
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
modular bath; prefabricated bath
one room apartment; studio apartment
overloading an electrical circuit; piggybacked electrical outlet; "octopus outlet"
full screen (window); full screen (4:3 aspect ratio)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
rule; reign; government; governing
Wonderland (fictional locale created by author Lewis Carroll)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
word root (smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet