blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to wash clean; to cleanse
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
rejection (of an application)
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
white fish; fish with white flesh
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
river fish; freshwater fish
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
29th day of the month; 29 days
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
first time; first; initial
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up