at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
valuable article; valuables
Chakaman (brand-name of rechargeable lighter)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
fireworks display; display of fireworks
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
head over heels; headlong; head first
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
management studies; business administration (study of)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to take (something) before (someone else); to do (something) before it becomes popular
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to leave something as it is
trashcan; rubbish bin; dustbin; ashcan
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
worst; worst-case (scenario)
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
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
prejudice; bias; distorted view
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover