far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
sitting with one's legs out to one side
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
disorder; disturbance; unrest
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
(not saying anything) no matter what
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
sign; indication; omen; symptom
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away