humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to state; to express; to mention
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
since when; from when; how long
production (e.g. play); direction
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
impromptu; on the spot; off the cuff; ad lib
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned