couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to peel; to skin; to pare
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to hang (something) on the wall
form; shape; figure; morph
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
28th day of the month; 28 days
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
as hoped for; as expected
offender; criminal; culprit
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly