wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
splish-splash; with a splash
what do you want?; can I help you?
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
moneylending; moneylender
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
even more; still more; further
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
import; importation; introduction; afferent
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
protein; protein powder; protein supplement
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow