to burst open; to pop; to split
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
unable to resist; unable to suppress
breaking off; snapping off
contraceptive device; birth-control device
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
even more; still more; further
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
whichever one chooses; either way
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
business use; business purposes
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to finish reading; to read through
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
interjection; exclamation
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to have the privilege of doing
present (brought by a visitor); gift
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag