treasure; treasured item; prized possession
if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
day on which the temperature rises above 30°C
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
the present term; the present session
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
clearing one's mind of all worldly thoughts
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
obliteration; annihilation
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
attendee; participant; person present
four-fold hardship; quadruple whammy
my husband; one's family; family member
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to steal; to rob; to take away
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
military authorities; army circles
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose