sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to be quick-witted; to be resourceful
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
uncle (older than one's parent)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
practicality; utility; usefulness
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to run down (stairs, etc.)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive