public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
library; book collection; paperback book
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
the last moment; the very end
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
trip abroad; overseas travel
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
programme; program; plans; arrangements
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
minimum; at the very least
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
inside; interior; inner part
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly