to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
legendary; fabled; fabulous
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
good humour (humor); good mood
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
January; first month of the lunar calendar
2nd day of the month; two days
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to kick back (ball, person, etc.)
3rd day of the month; three days
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
omen; sign; notice; indication
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
vast; limitless; boundless
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to smile (at); to grin (at)
carefree; free from worry
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat