difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to feel depressed; to be down
living; lifestyle; living room
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to finish reading; to read through
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
powerful medicine; strong poison
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
eighth day of the month; eight days
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
by all means; by all costs
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
every month; each month; monthly
grave maintenance; grave keeper
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep