painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
cake served with tea; teacake
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
direct appeal; direct petition
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
moving; stirring; emo; sad; erotic in a disgusting way
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
illness; condition; -pathy
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
being bad at communication; being unsociable
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)