groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
way of solving (a problem); solution
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
as you can imagine; as imagined
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
research; study; investigation
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to fan; to incite; to instigate
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
main cause; primary factor
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
person who has rendered distinguished service
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
payment of debts; repayment
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years