quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
main cause; primary factor
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
hungry ghost (preta) realm
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
year on year; on the previous year
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
very (extremely) low temperature
absolute obedience; complete submission
scene; view; prospect; outlook
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
interception; monitoring; tapping
regular time; stated period
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
vitality; ability to earn a living
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
organizational capability; organisational capability