making practical; making useful; implementing
potato chips; potato crisps
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
communications engineering
influence; clout; leverage
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
to pile up; to accumulate
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
way of asking; way of listening; listener
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
(how) many times; (how) often
to speak; to hear a voice
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to provide; to arrange; to install
aimlessly; without a goal