skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
video taping (and storing)
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
party ticket (esp. one for a political fundraising party)
allocation; appropriation
being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
nonparticipation; nonattendance
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to soothe and humor; to coax
burning at the stake; burning to death
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
married woman; woman; lady
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
brilliant; bright; dazzling
spotlight; close observation
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to have troubles; to have concerns
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
first-rate; finest quality; the best
worried look; concerned expression