to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
program (e.g. TV); programme
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
last night; yesterday evening
middle of the night; dead of night
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
prohibition; inhibition; ban
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well