middle of the night; dead of night
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
development; exploitation
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
it is not (like that) either
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
study; research; investigation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
around the world; throughout the world
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
hundred points; perfect mark
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
Mendel's laws (of genetic inheritance)
and then; and so; and; so then
stepping back; drawing back
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
capable of anything; liable to do
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)