crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
total hours spent working
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
rest; break; recess; intermission
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
word; term; language; speech
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
access point; AP; application program; application software; American plan (hotel rate system); AP
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
sleeping; feeling sleepy; beddy-bye
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
depravity; corruption; degradation
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
bedmaking (at a hotel, etc.)
literally; to the letter; literal
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
particularly; only; in the case of
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)