inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
licensed chef; qualified cook
basking in the sun; sunbathing
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
Ministry of the Environment
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit
to pierce through; to break through
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
free-standing exercises; calisthenics (performed without using any apparatus)
to be plump; to be chubby
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
teacher; instructor; professor
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
30th day of the month; 30 days
payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink