poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
carefree; free from worry
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
changing clothes; change of clothes
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
two-piece swimming suit (not bikini style)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
removal; dismantling; detaching
having said that; on the other hand
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
(one) could even say that
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to get out of shape; to lose shape
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (sandwich)
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; downhill (skiing race)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to support each other; to support one another
to slide down; to slip down
to check; to stop; to keep back
great hurry; great haste; rush
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down