word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
living abroad; life overseas
to have (something) innate; to be born with
reason; cause; circumstances
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
one by one; one at a time; in turn
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
warp; curvature; curve; arch
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
attendance; presence; appearance
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
how long; how far; how much
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
riskiness; (level of) danger
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
copier paper; photocopying paper
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking