outside telephone line; outer circle
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
button (clothing); push-button; button
electrical equipment; electrical machinery; electrical appliances
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
both sides; two sides; double-sided
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
emotional strength; force of will
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
karate practitioner; karateka
it's not like; it isn't as if
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
belonging to no party or school of thought
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
with a start; with a jump
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
government ordinance; cabinet order
tall building; high-rise building