to be worn down; to be reduced
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
admiration; wonder; astonishment
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
emotional scars; mental trauma
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
even if not; even without
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to shout (in anger); to yell
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to look away; to turn away
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
in proportion to; just as much as
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
martial arts school situated in a town
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
power; might; authority; influence
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts