to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
foreign visitor; foreign guest
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
reservoir; lake formed by a dam
two at a time; two by two; in twos
to ease (sewing garments); to shirr
signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; noble cause
father and mother; parents
very much; really; extremely
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
liquid; liquid hair product
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
Magic Tape (brand of hook-and-loop fastener, equiv. to Velcro)
nippers; diagonal pliers; wire cutters
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
contrast; antithesis; comparison
ingrained habit; second nature
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
ammunition depot; ammunition dump; powder magazine
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability