drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
living room (Western style); sitting room
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
to let out a cry; to shout
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to add (to); to add on; to append
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
rubber band; elastic band
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
question; inquiry; enquiry
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
best (highest) record; new record
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
property; fortune; assets
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
worthy of special mention
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
Milton; Milton, John (1608-1674; English poet and author of Paradise Lost)
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
dramatic poem; dramatic poetry; dramatic verse
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten