allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
consideration; taking into account
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
to be opposite; to face each other
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
schoolgirl; female student
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
on the occasion of; at the time of
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
offender; criminal; culprit
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
love game (tennis, badminton); game won without the opponent scoring
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to refuse; to reject; to deny
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning