bending and stretching; flexing and extending
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to smash violently; to crush
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
dear me; I mean; or rather
storehouse; warehouse; godown
colour; color; hue; tints
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to beat someone by ganging up on them
blank email (e.g. for signing up to an email list)
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
maintaining the status quo
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
night stall; night shop; night fair
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
beyond that point; after that
to know (a person); to think
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
spring water; clear (pure) water