choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
incommunicative; taciturn
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
the very best; excellent; superb
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
back cover (e.g. camera, watch, etc.)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
red light; stop light; danger signal
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
what's what; heads or tails
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give somebody the brown-eye
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to perceive; to understand
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
(you're) dirty!; (you have) cooties!
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to complete decisively; to do to completion
prudence; discretion; thought