scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
study; pursuit of knowledge
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
yellow with a tinge of red; orange yellow
covered with; stained; smeared
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice