favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
exemption; exoneration; discharge
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to not take seriously; to take lightly
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out