getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
loud sound; loud reverberation
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
investigator; one who seeks the way
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
failure; mistake; blunder
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
if so; in that case; in that situation
private affairs; personal matter
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to order; to command; to appoint
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
equality; impartiality; evenness
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to yearn for; to be in love with
ultimate; final; last; eventual
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
specimen; sample; object to be examined
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute