loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
rock 'n' roll; rock and roll
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
reading too much into (what ... says)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to make merry; to be festive
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
trio; gang of three; threesome
in person; personally; directly
(one acting as a) foster parent
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
orphan; person without friends
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing