recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to affect; to impact; to influence
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
program (e.g. TV); programme
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
around the world; throughout the world
power; might; authority; influence
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
unexpectedly; surprisingly
how much; how many; to what extent
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)