favorite; favourite; habitually used
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
business; errand; nature of one's business
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
studio apartment; bed-sitter
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
armaments; military preparations
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
breakdown of negotiations
format; procedure; way of proceeding
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
political measures; policy
country; territory; domain; realm
last ray of hope; only hope
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation