to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to extend; to expand; to spread out
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to have no chance (of succeeding)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
bacterium; bacteria; germ
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally