to drool; to dribble; to slobber
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
growth period (in children)
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
both sides; two sides; double-sided
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
tatsoi (Brassica rapa); tah tsai; rosette bok choy
bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with green stalks); pak choi
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
picture for coloring in (colouring)
author; writer; novelist; artist
new book; new publication
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
whaaa; wah-wah; crying (of a newborn); mewling; wailing
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain