loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
popular name; common name; given name
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
staple fiber; staple fibre
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
hyperconsciousness; too great a sense (of); something being only one's imagination; letting imagination run away with one
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
conduct; behavior; behaviour
dispute; argument; contention
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
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
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
change; alteration; modification
to become vigorous; to gain force; to prosper; to thrive; to be in heat; to be in rut
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to jump up and down; to hop
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
refining; purification; careful manufacture
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor