coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
thin India ink; diluted ink
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
when it becomes; when it comes to
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
environment; surroundings; circumstances
narrator; storyteller; reciter
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to spend time (on doing something)
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
such; this sort of; like this
pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
drop (e.g. of water); drip
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
succession; continuation; series; sequence
supreme; sublime; highest