gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
pale; pallid; bluish-white
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
one's house; one's home; one's family
the lower classes; the common people
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to be consistent; to be coherent
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
under the orders of; by order (command)
at some point in the past; at some stage
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid