to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to say (something) over one's shoulder
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to snatch from; to steal from
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
last week; the week before
borrowing without returning
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
no loss or gain; coming out even
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
comprehension; understanding
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
useless resistance; vain struggle
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
difficult to ...; hard to ...
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
question; inquiry; enquiry
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable