to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
pair; the two; both persons; both things
overlap; duplication; doubling
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
older sister; elder sister
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
senior high school student
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
attack; assault; attempt; try
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
very interesting; of great interest
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes