present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
job; work; duties; trade; skill
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
hermaphrodite; androgyny; hermaphroditism
one's mental make-up (structure)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
servant; manservant; menial
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
digital versatile disc; DVD
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
simply put; putting it simply; in short
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
charming; fascinating; attractive
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
words of praise; eulogy; compliment