to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
centre; center; center fielder
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
2nd day of the month; two days
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
science institute; scientific laboratory
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
the ways of the world; human nature