(male) cross-dresser; transvestite
boyfriend; almost boyfriend
working at home; telecommuting; working remotely
bursting at the seams; bulging
white clay; white earth; kaolin; mortar
study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
couple with a large age disparity
drinking at home (as opposed to going out)
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
waste collection vehicle; dustcart; garbage truck
collection vehicle (garbage, etc.)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents
va-va-vroom (esp. fast cars or bikes, sexy women or men); va-voom; vrrrm; sound of animal shaking its fur to dry off after getting wet (esp. dogs)
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale
to have training bouts with one's junior during practice (of a senior wrestler)
children's (TV) show; children's program
history of one's love affairs
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis); grebe
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
more than friends, less than lovers
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
anesthesiologist; anaesthesiologist; anesthetist; anaesthetist
collection truck (for used goods, refuse, etc.); recovery vehicle
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
order (to an employee from management)
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
signature pose; trademark pose