cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
nice; likeable; desirable
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
still; even now; to this day
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
proposal; offer; request; application
complete revocation; total retraction
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh