to pile up; to accumulate
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to have time free; to have time to spare
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
matter causing distress; something causing worry
almost every day; almost daily
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees