to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to disperse; to take a castle
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
very; much; greatly; a lot of
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to intend; to be sure that
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
operation; functioning; running
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
throw; throwing; throwing event
to hide; to conceal oneself
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to redeem (from sin); to save
to fall from heaven (the sky)
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
alone; by oneself; on one's own
discussion; argument; debate