extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
exploitation; overuse; abuse
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
authenticity; credibility
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
it's been a long time; long time no see
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
preparation; arrangements
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
sleeping comfort or snugness