ahead; before; the future
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
charming; fascinating; attractive
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to collapse into; to flop onto
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
to show signs of; to appear
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
five (long cylindrical things)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to become distant; to recede
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
slight intoxication; being tipsy
opening fully; full throttle; full power
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
spine; backbone; spinal column
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
right to choose; a say; option