scoundrel; rascal; villain
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
member of the Lower House
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
hospitalization; hospitalisation
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
reconstructive operation; reconstructive surgery
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
in the hospital; hospitalized
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
security firm; security company
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
business discussion; negotiation
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
money-making; earning money
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
soccer club (at a school); football club
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way