self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
beyond this point; from now on; after this
firm; unshakeable; resolute
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
author; writer; novelist; artist
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
calming down; quieting down
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
cripple; disabled person; invalid
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
stochastic variable; random variable
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers