greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
going to and fro; back and forth
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
being used to socializing with women (of a man)
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
horseplay; fooling around
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
expressing one's mind; speaking out
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
difficult to eat; unpalatable
moderate; proper; just right
to dry out; to become dry (and brittle); to go stale
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to look around; to survey
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)