authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
right under; directly below
performer; entertainer; celebrity
hospitalization; hospitalisation
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
dealing with; coping with
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
point in question (at issue)
beyond that point; after that
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
three sides; small offering stand
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence