scattering (in all directions)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
to escape death; to be saved from death
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
scattered; separated; dispersed
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
true character; real nature
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
31st day of the month; 31 days
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to manage something successfully; to be successful
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
plastic surgery; plastic operation
to become better; to improve
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred