to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
recuperation; medical treatment
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
senior; elder; person older than oneself
passion; temper; irritability
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
unqualified; without qualifications
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal