to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
double-edged; double-edged blade
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
younger scholar; future reference
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
female university student; female college student
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
rather; sooner; preferably
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
shopping; purchased goods
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely