starting salary; initial payment
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
green (esp. of trees, rocks, etc.)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to sit for an examination
large serving; large portion
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)