actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
audience; spectator; spectators
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
hard to get; hard to come by
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
quickly; calmly; intently
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
wrapped offering (of money)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of