lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
correction; revision; amendment
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
right under; directly below
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
physical work; manual labour (labor)
in that way; like that; that way
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach