to burst open; to pop; to split
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
the same generation; coeval
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
cooking; food preparation
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
house built on stilts (e.g. the pang uk in Hong Kong)
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
celebrating recovery from illness
celebration; auspicious occasion
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt