to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
alteration; falsification; faking
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
be (that) as it may; having said that
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
third stage; three stages
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)