going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
to finish; to end; to close
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
body and soul; mind and body
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust