exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
spineless; cowardly; lacking balls; spoiled; spoilt; ruined
in that way; like that; that way
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
older brother and younger sister
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
conditions of a contract; terms of a contract
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
whining (to get one's way); tantrum
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
health; healthy; sound; fit
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
close; intimate; on good terms
improvement of relations; rapprochement
to grab hold of; to catch
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer