irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
waste management (garbage collection) industry
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to happen to meet; to come across
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
focusing (e.g. light); convergence