perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
older brother; elder brother
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be discouraged; to shrink from
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
all sorts of; all kinds of
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
supply; provision; raising; procurement