cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to exchange; to interchange
contract; compact; agreement
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
long ago; a long time ago; already
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
hell on earth; living hell
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)