different thing; another question; different case
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
another; different; separate; discrete
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
unwanted child; shunned child
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
prompt; immediate; in real time
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
to shake off; to throw off
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
delicious; tasty; good; nice
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
scorched-earth strategy (tactics)
cold; coldness; chilliness
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse