happy tears; tears of joy
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to be sooty; to be stained
(period of) a year; during an era
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
even though things may appear this way
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
ill-natured; of mean disposition; malicious; poor-quality; of poor quality
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
to make coffee; to brew coffee
chemical substances; chemicals
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
what star sign; what constellation
Gemini (constellation); the Twins
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
fortune-telling; divination
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
without exaggeration; truthful; factual