drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
library; book collection; paperback book
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
publishing house; publishing office
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
together; at the same time; same; identical
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
garden (esp. with trees); park
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
in one's own way or style
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate