sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
degenerate; pervert; deviant
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
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
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
jumping to a wrong conclusion
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
unconditionally; as a rule
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
these guys; these fellows
precocity; early ripening; premature development
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)