at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to have the memory of having done something oneself
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
April Fools' Day; April fool
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
usual; normal; stereotyped
at the meeting; on the occasion
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
location of a press conference; press conference room
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
hemodialysis; haemodialysis
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to applaud; to cheer (for)