vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(not) even once; (not) ever
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
one by one; in detail; minutely
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
several minutes; a few minutes
government office; public office
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
like; similar to; as with; in the same way