extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to mix; to stir; to blend
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
three; three years of age
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to be embarrassed; to lose face
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob