specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
tropical; tropical worsted fabric
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
while surprised; suddenly
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
rave reviews; extremely high praise
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
reduction by half; halving
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
sour look; surly face; pout
back seat (of a car); rear seat
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to be discouraged; to shrink from