local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
to get between; to be caught in
right beside; close to; nearby
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to watch over; to watch attentively
Straits Settlements (1826-1946)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
piece of evidence; evidence
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to say no more; to sink into silence
report generation; report writing; report writer
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to flare up; to fly into a rage
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky